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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.
Electric companies in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee reported tens of thousands of outages as the storm unleashed freezing rain and snow.
Video on social media from Mississippi showed icicles forming on power lines in several cities as the storm moved through.
Southwestern Electric Power Company, which services parts of northern Louisiana, eastern Texas, and Arkansas, said in a statement a large number of trees fell on power lines due to heavy ice accumulation.
Utilities say they have crew members on standby to repair downed lines, but in many areas hard hit by the storm, outage numbers continue to creep up.
Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
Widespread snow, ice and extreme cold are expected to make travel difficult, if not impossible, in many areas of the central and eastern U.S.,
Most airlines waived rebooking fees during the storm and urged passengers to change their plans.
In Louisiana, Governor Jeff Landry told residents freezing weather could make pavement icy for days, even after the storm passes.
Ice on a road is not only dangerous, it is deadly.
More than a dozen governors from Texas to New York have declared states of emergency, allowing them to stage equipment, pre-treat roadways, and activate National Guard troops.
Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.