I would still advise gay folks against moving to Louisiana
La. Judge Throws Out Gay Marriage Ban
Constitutional Amendment Was Approved by Voters Sept. 18
By Adam Nossiter
The Associated Press
Tuesday, October 5, 2004; 3:55 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. -- A state judge Tuesday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, less than three weeks after it was overwhelmingly approved by the voters.
District Judge William Morvant said the amendment was flawed as drawn up by the Legislature because it had more than one purpose: banning not only gay marriage but also civil unions.
Michael Johnson, an attorney for supporters of the amendment, said he will appeal the ruling.
A gay rights group challenged the amendment on several grounds, arguing among other things that combining the question of gay marriage and the issue of civil unions in one ballot question violated state law.
