a simple prop

In 2008 Louisiana passed the “Louisiana Science Education Act,” marking the only legislative success that creationists have had in recent times. The bill claimed that “the teaching of some scientific subjects, such as biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and human cloning, can cause controversy, and that some teachers may be unsure of the expectations concerning how they should present information on such subjects,” and extends permission to teachers to “help students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of existing scientific theories pertinent to the course being taught.” As such, it was boiler-plate DI dreck and was signed into law by Republican darling, Bobby Jindal.

Now a bill (SB 70) has been introduced by Karen Carter Peterson (D-District 5) which aims to repeal the 2008 act. NCSE has more.