East Baton Rouge, LA (WGMB) -- Members of the East Baton Rouge Metro Council will not debate a controversial plan to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in housing and employment.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council has voted 8-4 vote to reject a proposed local law banning discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Gov. Bobby Jindal's lawyer has asked a state district judge to throw out a lawsuit that challenges Jindal's executive order offering special protections to people who oppose same-sex marriage.

It’s been almost 50 years since dozens of people were burned to death at the UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans.

Last week’s regular city commission meeting was cancelled due to our commissioners having previously voted to utilize the second commission date in August as a summer break. Now it’s the beginning of September, Labor Day weekend is approaching, and I am talking Christmas.

The Democratic National Committee announced at its annual summer meeting in Minneapolis recently that they will partner with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to select LGBT-owned businesses to provide services for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. 

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards says he'll issue an executive order when he takes office in January that bans discrimination in state government based on sexual orientation.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A City Council member in Shreveport has, for now, halted his effort to repeal an anti-discrimination ordinance.

Government relief finally arrived this summer to tens of thousands of arts and entertainment venues that may or may not have qualified for previous federal grants and loans to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP).

This week read about Mariah Moore potentially becoming the first Black transgender woman elected in Louisiana, and the first gay sports bar opening in Denver, Colorado.

A Wisconsin city is close to scoring a perfect score regarding LGBT rights, and Davante Lewis of Louisiana became the first Black LGBT person to be elected to state government.

This week read about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calling gender-affirming care for trans children "child abuse," and the trial of a man who used Grindr as a "hunting ground" delayed in Louisiana.

A Kansas teacher won a lawsuit after being suspended for not respecting a student's pronouns, and schools are encouraged to discriminate against trans students in Louisiana.

Louisiana passed a bill that would harm trans athletes participating in sports, and Pennsylvania nominated Doug Mastriano, who previously made remarks mocking the trans community.

This week read about Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoing a bill that bans trans girls from participating on girls' sports teams, and a Black-owned, LGBT-friendly barbershop celebrating its grand opening in New York.

This week read about Louisiana House upholding its veto on an anti-trans bill, and the LAPD facing force complaints following protests over the treatment of a transgender woman.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers have rejected a measure that would have made it illegal to refuse to sell or lease property to same-sex couples in Louisiana solely because they are gay, the latest setback for groups trying to advance gay rights legislation in the state.

(WM) A hate crime charge has been added to attempted murder in the case of a gay Louisiana teenager who was attacked by another teen he met on a dating app last year.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether Louisiana must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states.

Pride is over, now let’s eat!

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal judge has ordered Kentucky's Democratic governor to weigh in on whether altered marriage licenses issued by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis' office are valid.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't hear Louisiana's same-sex marriage ban before the federal appeals court in New Orleans considers it.

(CNN) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal won't join the ranks of politicians who have "so called evolved" on same-sex marriage, he said Tuesday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An effort to prohibit employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been shelved for the legislative session.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four gay, married couples filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Louisiana Constitution’s prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) —The state of Louisiana has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take the rare step of hearing an appeal of Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages before a federal appeals court rules.

Gay-rights advocates challenging Louisiana's same-sex marriage ban announced Thursday that they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case before it is heard by a federal appeals court.

(AP) An executive order issued by Louisiana's governor that was aimed at protecting the rights of LGBT people in state government was thrown out Wednesday by a judge who said the governor exceeded his authority.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House overwhelmingly rejected a repeal of the state's unconstitutional anti-sodomy law Tuesday.

Down on the bayou, some Republicans are not thrilled Brittney Griner is home.