The Governor of Louisiana Signed 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Into LawAimée Lutkin5/27/16 9:30am2149EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkOn Thursday, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed HB 953, which expands the state’s hate statute to crimes motivated “because of actual or perceived employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter.”