Current Louisiana legislation to watch: HB421 Would ban “DEI” in LA state agencies SB58 Creates crime of “child grooming” that could broadly be applied to libraries SB15 Requires cooperation with ICE, with implications for student and patron privacy HB290 Would require social media platforms to display a periodic popup about effects of social media usage…

The Executive Board of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries expresses its support for the statement by the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Louisiana Library Association on the decision of the LSU System to terminate tenure for university librarians, linked here: Intellectual Freedom Committee Statement.