Kentucky and 17 other states are backing Louisiana in its appeal of a ruling that struck down a law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments.

Louisiana's new laws set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, will impact every pocketbook with changes in sales and income tax rates — increases and reductions — as well reduced unemployment benefits for those out of work. Meanwhile, prospective voters will have to prove they're U.S. citizens to register to participate in Louisiana elections.

A federal judge called the law “unconstitutional on its face” and “overtly religious.” Kentucky’s Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman is arguing the law should be upheld.

Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday that Kentucky is part of a multistate coalition in support of Louisiana's law related to Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms

Kentucky is now part of an 18-state coalition supporting a Louisiana law mandating displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The matter has a connection to case law in Kentucky going back more than 40 years.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Kentucky is leading a multistate coalition in support of Louisiana’s law related to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and other Republican attorneys general from 17 states are signaling their support for a Louisiana law being challenged in federal court that requires displays of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms.