Arabic ‘In God We Trust’ signs will test limits of Louisiana’s law

Some Louisiana schools will receive posters with the motto “In God We Trust” written in Arabic to be placed in classrooms to comply with a new bill the Louisiana Legislature passed on Tuesday. (Image courtesy of Chaz Stevens)
Some schools across Louisiana will soon receive free “In God We Trust” signs to hang in their classrooms, though the designs might not be what some state lawmakers had in mind when they passed the new mandate Tuesday. House Bill 8, co-sponsored by Republican Reps. Dodie Horton of Haughton and Jack McFarland of Jonesboro, received unanimous final approval Tuesday in the Louisiana Legislature. It…

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