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Louisiana Voters Approve Gay-Marriage Ban
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| Last Edited | None Entered Sep 19, 2004 06:32am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Sep 19, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment Saturday banning same-sex marriages and civil unions, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year.
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, the amendment was winning approval with 78 percent of the vote, and support for it was evident statewide. Only in New Orleans, home to a politically strong gay community, was the race relatively close, and even there the amendment was winning passage. Turnout statewide appeared to be about 27 percent of Louisiana's 2.8 million voters, somewhat low for a state election. |
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