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Bossier Parish Sets Sep 2 Hearing on Trans Restroom Ordinance

8/7/2026

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The Bossier Parish Police Jury set a hearing on the restroom ordinance for September 2.
The ordinance fines $250 for a first offense, $500 plus 30 days jail for a second, and $500 plus six months jail for a third.
Transgender woman Aurora Rush said the ordinance responds to hate crime she suffered six weeks ago and argues that forcing trans women into male-only spaces causes violence like cisgender women experience.

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The Bossier Parish Police Jury set a hearing on the restroom ordinance for September 2.
The ordinance fines $250 for a first offense, $500 plus 30 days jail for a second, and $500 plus six months jail for a third.
Transgender woman Aurora Rush said the ordinance responds to hate crime she suffered six weeks ago and argues that forcing trans women into male-only spaces causes violence like cisgender women experience.