August 21, 2020 Dear Friend, Louisiana’s Secretary of State, Kyle Ardoin, has been hard at work since the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdowns on plans to hold safe and secure elections in our state this year. His office has been very transparent throughout the drafting process, and LFF grew confident, through earlier election plans discussed during the legislative session, that Secretary Ardoin and his team have identified ways to move forward with elections – ways that will encourage people to vote without undue risk. As we grow closer to the November elections and partisanship creeps in, as it often does, Secretary Ardoin’s elections plan for November has earned harsh scrutiny, and the Governor has promised to take it to court. It’s no secret that this year carries major implications for Louisiana and the rest of the United States. Americans will decide who will lead in Washington D.C. Will we have principled leadership that honors traditional family values? This is one of the reasons that LFF is working so hard to complete and distribute the 2020 non-partisan, family values voter guide. We’ve just released the 2020 legislative scorecard, highlighting the performance of incumbent legislators, and we’re working to compile the resources we need to promote pro-family candidates across the state. If you want to invest in that effort, please click here. Here are a few of the stories we think deserve some attention as you head into the weekend: Democrats have dropped “God” from the pledge of allegiance at their convention this year. As the national party drifts further away from faith, many conservative and faith-filled Democrats are looking for a new political home. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has issued a national warning about crime in the United States: it will get worse if cities don’t crack down now. Many cities are experiencing a wave of violence, vandalism, and arson. Crime has no place in American society. A federal judge has blocked implementation of the Trump Administration’s rule that rescinds funding for sex change operations, citing the recent Bostock SCOTUS decision. This ruling is anti-science and anti-speech. It will cause problems for generations to come. The U.S. Supreme Court will again take up religious liberty in the next term, this time for a case involving a Catholic social service agency that was excluded from placing children in foster homes due to their religious beliefs about family. IMPORTANT NEWS: Mark your calendar for September 24th | 
