Title: Bossier Parish In Louisiana Advances Criminal Trans Bathroom Ban With Up To 6 Months In JailLink To: Article 🔗 [Link: erininthemorning.com/p/bossier-parish-in-louisiana-advances/]Author: s. baum
Date: Jul 24, 2026
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Brief summary of the articleThe article reports that the Bossier Parish Police Jury in Louisiana voted to advance a proposed ordinance restricting transgender people's use of restrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms on municipally owned property. It says the proposal includes fines and possible jail time for repeat violations, with a final vote scheduled for 5 August.
Main Points of the Article"Trans people could face up to six months in prison if they use a bathroom on municipal property that differs from their sex assigned at birth."
"Bossier Parish's Police Jury—the equivalent of a county executive board, but with different naming conventions—voted on July 15 to advance a criminal ban on trans people using restrooms, locker rooms, and changing rooms on municipally owned land."
""The Bossier Parish ordinance sets three penalty levels for violations," the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate reports."
""A first offense can carry a fine up to $250, a second offense can carry a fine up to $500 and up to 30 days imprisonment, and a third or subsequent offense can carry a fine of up to $500 and imprisonment for up to six months.""
""Any employee observing a violation shall request that the individual leave the facility designated for the opposite biological sex," the ordinance reads, as per The Advocate."
"Members of the Bossier Parish Police Jury told Erin in the Morning that the ordinance was crafted in concert with, or even at the behest of, Sheriff Julian Whittington."
""There was nothing on the books for him to do as law enforcement, so that's why he asked us to do it," Glenn Benton said in an interview."
"The final vote for Bossier Parish's transgender bathroom policy is slated for Aug. 5."
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