Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks in Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 1, 2022. A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ athletic teams won final legislative passage Monday, May 23, 2022, in the state Senate, meaning Edwards, who has been critical of the measure, will have to decide whether to veto it. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ athletic teams won final legislative passage Monday in the state Senate, meaning Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has been critical of the measure, will have to decide whether to veto it.
