Lawmakers approve removing ‘gender’ from all Louisiana state laws

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 327

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Louisiana lawmakers have approved a bill that replaces all references to “gender” in state law to “sex.”

House Bill 578 by Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Pineville, received final legislative approval Wednesday and now only needs a signature from Gov. Jeff Landry to become law.

The bill also stipulates “gender identity and other subjective terms shall not be used as synonyms or substitutes for sex.”

The bill was approved largely along party lines, …

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