Louisiana Coalition for Science

2012 Repeal Effort

Louisiana Media

• April 8, 2012 — “Repeal Bogus Science Law,” Baton Rouge Advocate
• April 18, 2012 — “Creationism in Classroom Could Get the Ax,” WBRZ (video)
• April 19, 2012 — “Committee Kills Repeal of Louisiana Science Education Act,” Town Talk, Alexandria, LA
• April 19, 2012 — “Bill Hoping to Repeal Louisiana Science Education Act Fails But Supporters Optimistic,” NBC33

National and Out-of-State Media

• April 19, 2012 — “Senators Reject Repeal of Science Education Act,” NECN.com

Letters to the Editor

• April 12, 2012 — “Repeal Louisiana Science Education Act,” Zack Kopplin, Baton Rouge Advocate

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2011 Repeal Effort

Louisiana Media

• December 28, 2010 — “Our Views: Student Backs Good Science,” Baton Rouge Advocate (concerning textbook adoption issue)
• February 8, 2011 — Mark Moseley, “Student Takes Role of David to Creationist’s Legislative Goliath,” The Lens (New Orleans)
• February 14, 2011 — Emily Hart Holden, “Darwin’s Birthday Celebrated,” Baton Rouge Advocate
• February 17, 2011 — Walter Pierce, “This Week in Awesome: Zack Kopplin,” Independent Weekly (Lafayette)
• February 26 2011 — Michelle Krupa & Bill Barrow, “For Kopplins, Lobbying in State Capitol Will Be a Family Affair,” Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
• March 8, 2011 — Kevin Allman, “Evolution vs. Creationism,” Gambit (New Orleans)
• April 18, 2011 — Walter Pierce, “La. ‘Creationist’ Law in Crosshairs,” Independent Weekly
• April 19, 2011 — Mark Moseley, “Anti-creationism Crusade Gains Support; Capitol Rally Slated,” The Lens
• April 21, 2011 — Walter Pierce, “Nobel Laureates: Repeal LSEA,” Independent Weekly
• April 21, 2011 — “Nobel Laureates Push Repeal of Louisiana Science Education Law,” Times-Picayune
• April 21, 2011 — “Nobel Laureates Push Repeal of La. Education Law,” WDSU TV, New Orleans
• April 23, 2011 — Mike Hasten, “Fiscal Session Includes Everything, Even Budget,” Opelousas Daily World
• April 26, 2011 — “Evolving Legislation,” Gambit
• April 27, 2011 — Barbara Forrest, “Help Repeal Law That Puts Creationism in Science Classes,” Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA)
• April 28, 2011— “Protest Rally Pushes State Science Law Repeal,” American Press (Lake Charles, LA)
• May 1, 2011 — Macy Linton, “Southern Discourse: Creationism Creates Misconceptions in Science Education,” LSU Reveille (Baton Rouge, LA)
• May 2, 2011 — “Top Scientists on Education,” Baton Rouge Advocate
• May 5, 2011 — Kevin Allman, “City Council Votes 7-0 to Call for Repeal of the LSEA,” Gambit
• May 23, 2011 — “Extremes Get Equal Time?” Baton Rouge Advocate

National and Out-of-State Media

• February 14 2011 — Sandhya Bathija, “David v. Goliath: Louisiana Student Girds for Battle on Behalf of Sound Science,” The Wall of Separation, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
• February 17, 2011 — Lauri Lebo, “High School Senior Leads Effort to Repeal Louisiana Anti-Evolution Law,” Religion Dispatches
• February 21, 2011 — Michael Zimmerman, “Profiles in (Evolutionary) Courage, Part 4: Bringing Sanity to Louisiana Schools,” Huffington Post
• February 28, 2011 — Lauri Lebo, “The Scopes Strategy: Creationists Try New Tactics to Promote Anti-Evolutionary Teaching in Public Schools,” Scientific American
• March 22, 2011 — Michael Zimmerman, “How You Can Join the Fight Against Creationism in Louisiana,” featuring an original segment written by Zack Kopplin, Huffington Post
• April 2011 — “Louisiana Student Gears Up for Attack on State’s Anti-Science Law,” Church & State (Americans United for Separation of Church and State)
• April 21, 2011 — “Nobel Laureates Push Repeal of La. Education Law,” New England Cable News
• April 21, 2o11 — Melinda Deslatte (Associated Press), “Nobel Laureates Ask La. Lawmakers to Undo ‘Science Education Act,’ Say It Promotes Creationism,” Republic (Columbus, IN)
• April 21, 2011 — Associated Press, “Nobel Laureates Ask La. Lawmakers to Undo ‘Science Education Act,’ Say It Promotes Creationism,” Daily Reporter (Greenfield, IN)
• April 21, 2011 — Associated Press, “Nobel Laureates Push Repeal of La. Education Law,” Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT)
• April 22, 2011 — Valerie  Strauss, “High School Senior Leads Louisiana Fight Against Anti-evolution Law,” Washington Post
• April 22, 2011 — “Nobelists Endorse Louisiana Repeal Effort,” National Center for Science Education
• April 22, 2011 — Lauri Lebo, “Nobel Laureates Tell Gov. Jindal to Repeal Anti-Evolution Law,” Religion Dispatches
• April 22, 2011 — “Nobel Laureates Push for Repeal of Louisiana Education Law,” SunHerald (Biloxi-Gulfport, MS)
• April 25, 2011 — Michael Zimmerman, “42 Nobel Laureates Work to Replace Creationism with Science in Louisiana,” Huffington Post
• July 5, 2011 — Zack Kopplin, “Zack Kopplin of RepealCreationism Speaks on High School Activism,” Michael Moore’s High School Newspaper

International Media

• April 26, 2011 — Andy Coghlan, “Nobel Laureates Support Repeal of Creationist Bill,” New Scientist (UK)
  

Letters to the Editor

• April 23, 2011 — Gertrude Meyers, “Science, Religion and Education,” Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
• April 26, 2011 — Barbara Forrest, “Act Should Be Repealed,” Houma Courier (Houma, LA)
  
• April 26, 2011 — Barbara Forrest, “Student Rallies for Act’s Repeal,” Hammond Daily Star (Hammond, LA)
• April 27, 2011 — Ryan West, Louisiana Progress, “Repeal Louisiana’s Intelligent Design Education Law,” Shreveport Times
• May 7, 2011 — Rev. Gene Mills, Executive Director, Louisiana Family Forum, “Evolutionists Accused of Politicizing,” Advocate

Mills:  “[T]he effort by a few activists to repeal the Science Education Act can only be viewed as one thing: censorship!”

• May 7, 2011 — Russell Wise, School Board Member, St. John Parish (LaPlace, LA), “Creation, Evolution: Let Them Decide,” Advocate

Wise: “No one knows who lit the fuse for the ‘Big Bang.’ By the same token, there were no known eyewitnesses to the Creation. But people on both sides still insist they alone are right and demand that the other guys just go away. Is that any way to run an education system?”

• May 9, 2011 — Dr. Tom Hannie, “Support of Science Is Not Religion,” Advocate
• May 9, 2011 — Jo Ann Knowles, “Don’t Confuse Louisiana Children,” Advocate
• May 19, 2011 — Prof. Michael Hegarty, “Repeal La. Science Education Law,” Advocate
• May 20, 2011 — Barbara Forrest, “Repeal Louisiana’s Creationist Law,” Shreveport Times
• May 20, 2011 — Barbara Forrest, “Repeal Louisiana’s Creationist Law,” Alexandria Town Talk

Online Interviews (audio & video)

• February 11 2011 — Zack Kopplin on WTUL, Tulane University
• February 12, 2011 — Zack Kopplin and Barbara Forrest with Rev. Welton Gaddy, State of Belief
• April 16, 2011 — Zack Kopplin with Rev. Welton Gaddy (35:36), State of Belief

Louisiana Blogs

• February 25, 2011 — Lamar White, Jr., “Louisiana Teenager Champions Repeal of Anti-Science Louisiana ‘Science Education’ Act,” CenLamar.com
• March 1, 2011 — Lamar Parmentel, “One Against the World,” Daily Kingfish

National Blogs

• February 17, 2011 — Sensuous Curmudgeon, “Campaign to Repeal Louisiana’s Creationism Law“
• February 25, 2011 — Gillian Davies, “High School Senior Defends Sound Science,” State of Belief Blog
• February 26, 2011 — Sensuous Curmudgeon, “More on Zack Kopplin’s Anti-Creationism Campaign“
• March 8, 2011 — John Farrell, Forbes, Progressive Download Blog, “Continuing Attacks on Science Education“
• April 18, 2011 — Sandhya Bathija, “Back Zack! Louisianians Should Support High School Senior’s Science Project,” Wall of Separation (Americans United for Separation of Church and State)