Louisiana Coalition for Science

To all of our friends across the country who answered our call to write to the Louisiana legislature and to Gov. Jindal in opposition to SB 733, the “LA Science Education Act”:
In keeping with our southern tradition of good manners, we would like to thank all of the organizations and individuals who helped the LA [...]

Press Release: LA Coalition for Science, June 22, 2008

(1) New York Times editorial and major scientific societies call for Jindal’s veto of SB 733

(2) Escalating Discovery Institute involvement in promoting SB 733

Baton Rouge, LA, June 22, 2008 — The New York Times has noticed the Louisiana legislature’s passage of SB 733, the “LA Science Education [...]

Nine of the nation’s premier scientific societies have called upon Gov. Jindal to veto SB 733.

American Institute of Biological Sciences (pdf), co-signed by seven major scientific societies, June 13, 2008:

American Ornithologists Union
American Society of Mammalogists
Botanical Society of America
Natural Science Collections Alliance
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Society of Systematic Biologists
Society for the Study of Evolution

American Association [...]

Press Release (pdf) — LA Coalition for Science, June 16, 2008
The LA Coalition for Science invites all concerned citizens to join us in asking Gov. Jindal to veto SB 733.
E-mail: http://www.gov.la.gov/index.cfm?md=form&tmp=email_governor
Phone: 225-342-7015 or 866-366-1121 (Toll Free)
Fax: 225-342-7099
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LA Coalition for Science
June 16, 2008
Honorable Bobby Jindal
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Re: Veto of SB 733
Dear Governor Jindal:
SB 733, recently [...]

The Discovery Institute, a creationist think tank in Seattle, and the LA Family Forum (LFF — the LA affiliate of Focus on the Family) are collaborating to sneak intelligent design creationism into Louisiana’s public schools under the false banner of “academic freedom.” In order to provide the truth about their jointly engineered legislation, which is [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New group stands up for sound science education in Louisiana
LA Coalition for Science decries House support for SB 733, calls for Senate to reject bill
Baton Rouge, LA, June 11, 2008 — In response to numerous attacks on science education in the Bayou State, concerned parents, teachers and scientists are getting organized. The new [...]

SB 733, the “LA Science Education Act,” is a stealth creationism bill. Introduced by Louisiana Sen. Ben Nevers on behalf of the LA Family Forum (LFF—the LA affiliate of Focus on the Family), it is the direct descendant of SB 561, the “LA Academic Freedom Act.” SB 561’s twin in the LA House of Representatives [...]