Attorney General Jeff Landry challenges Gov. John Bel Edwards' LGBT rights order

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's attorney general is asking a judge to prohibit enforcement of Gov. John Bel Edwards' order requiring most state contracts to contain LGBT rights protection language.

Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, filed the court challenge Thursday, saying the Democratic governor's anti-discrimination order violates state law and exceeds Edwards' authority.

The two men have clashed repeatedly over the order, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Landry has blocked dozens of contracts to let state agencies hire outside lawyers that contain the anti-discrimination clause.

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