LCCB 2023 Some Priority Legislation Positions
Life and Dignity of the Human Person New Orleans HB 346 Rep. Boyd
Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops Set Principles and Priorities for 2023 Legislative Session
The 2023 Louisiana Legislative Session has started. The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops will provide weekly updates for your consideration. This past week, LCCB met to set the principles and priorities and positions on bills following our Catholic Social Teaching. Some Priorities of LCCB for 2023 Session Life and Dignity of the Human Person Protecting
Catholic Social Teaching and 2022 Louisiana Legislative Session Review
Overview of 2022 Session The Louisiana Legislature began its 2022 session with an historic opportunity to make long-overdue investments in people and communities. A combination of surplus dollars, federal pandemic relief money and a surge in state tax collections left legislators with unprecedented amounts of revenue to distribute among Louisiana’s many needs. Lawmakers used the
LCCB Testimony On SB 118 Permit-Less Carry
House Committee Administration of Criminal Justice 2021 Legislative Session SB 118 Testimony Thank You Chairman James and Committee Members. My name is Tom Costanza Executive Director with the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops. Thank you Senator Morris for bringing this bill so that we could have an honest dialogue about such an important issue. The
2021 Legislative Report
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THE LOUISIANA CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS SUPPORTS ADVANCE CARE PLANNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL HEALTH CARE DECISIONS DAY 2017
The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops has updated its website to offer a variety of resources to the faithful as they address intentional advance care planning. To access an advance care planning toolkit, simply click on the scrolling button marked "The Final Journey" toward the bottom of our homepage. Once there, you will find extensive
WEEKS 5 & 6: COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION IN ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOLS FAILS ON HOUSE FLOOR WHILE PROHIBITION OF ABORTION BASED ON SEX SELECTION CLEARS THIS CHAMBER; SENTENCING REFORM RE.: MARIJAUNA POSSESSION PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE; and LCCB INTRODUCES STUDY RESOLUTION ADDRESSING THE BURIAL OF MISCARRIED CHILDREN
The past two weeks proved to be quite busy for the conference as many issues it has an interest in were presented. Although HB 359 narrowly cleared the House Education committee, it failed to garner enough votes to move beyond the House chamber. Our conference has been following this measure closely and stood opposed to
WEEK 4: PROHIBITION OF ABORTION BASED ON SEX SELECTION CLEARS FIRST HEARING WHILE MEDICAID EXPANSION IS DEALT ITS FINAL BLOW for ‘15
Rep. Lenar Whitney successfully presented HB 701 to the House Health and Welfare committee this past Wednesday morning. This measure would ensure that no one could perform or attempt to perform an abortion based on the gender of the unborn child. Louisiana Right to Life Federation has been involved in the crafting and promotion of
Week 3: Legislature Hears Medicaid Expansion and Sex Education in Public Schools
Reflecting on the third week of the '15 Louisiana Legislative Session and planning for the week ahead... The Louisiana Legislature heard two issues during this past week that the LCCB has consistently spoken to: MEDICAID EXPANSION and SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Each of these issues yielded unwelcome outcomes as Medicaid Expansion failed in both House and