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Federal court orders Louisiana to issue same-sex marriage certificates in New Orleans
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was handed a stinging defeat in his crusade against marriage equality.
Today, 2 July, the Eastern District Court of Louisiana ordered the Department of Vital Records, located in New Orleans, to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
According to the Times-Picayune, court clerks in the entire state have been processing paperwork for LGBTI families this entire week.
However, Orleans Parish is the only place in the state where a state agency, not a court clerk, is in charge of marriage certificates.
The Republican governor, who is running for the White House, used his power to block Big Easy weddings. Same-ex couples who wanted to marry in New Orleans, were required to travel to nearby Algiers.
‘Today the Eastern District Court of Louisiana ordered the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples who complete a marriage application at the Department’s Office of Vital Records in Orleans Parish,’ said Olivia Hwang, spokeswoman for the agency, according to the Times-Picayune.
While the federal court’s ruling ended Jindal’s machinations, he declined to comment.
‘This order directs the agencies to comply and all questions about processing benefits should be directed to them,’ Mike Reed, a spokesman for Jindal’s office, said to the Times-Picayune.
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