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Security lines snaked out of the terminal and into the parking garage at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport over the weekend.
The city's mayor, Helena Moreno, posted a video to social media warning travelers to get to the airport three to four hours early.
Houston, Charlotte, and Atlanta have also warned passengers about a spike in call-outs, as Democrats and the White House remain divided on Department of Homeland Security funding and how to reform its immigration enforcement practices.
Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
Republican lawmakers first passed the measure two years ago.
It requires all public K-12 schools and colleges to post the biblical text for students to see.
A group of families from multiple faith backgrounds sued, arguing it violates the constitutional separation of church and state.
While a lower court initially agreed, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals did not, primarily because the posters have not gone up yet and the court says the family's case was filed too early.
Republican leaders say the ruling means schools must now comply.
But critics of Louisiana's law say they will look for more ways to fight it.
The case's outcome could also affect the future of similar Ten Commandments laws passed in Texas and Arkansas.
Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
Republican lawmakers first passed the measure two years ago.
It requires all public K-12 schools and colleges to post the biblical text for students to see.
A group of families from multiple faith backgrounds sued, arguing it violates the constitutional separation of church and state.
While a lower court initially agreed, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals did not, primarily because the posters have not gone up yet and the court says the family's case was filed too early.
Republican leaders say the ruling means schools must now comply.
But critics of Louisiana's law say they will look for more ways to fight it.
The case's outcome could also affect the future of similar Ten Commandments laws passed in Texas and Arkansas.
Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.