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By Sara Cline and Kevin McGill, The Associated Press, last updated on November 14, 2024

BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Nov. 12 ...

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