Crazy Crawfish explains why the Louisiana legislature decided not to repeal its “Science Education Act,” which permits the teaching of New Earth Creationism in public school science classes. It seems that a member of the legislature was healed by a witch doctor so he blocked efforts to repeal the law.
As Crazy Crawfish points out, it’s not all bad:
“Well, on the plus side, at least now Louisiana can start teaching kids how to be certified witch doctors early on in their public school careers. Since none of ouy kids will understand real biology that might be the best we can get for a while. Now all I need to do is corner the “magic bones” market and I bet I could make a killing selling those as school supplies at Walmart next Fall. . .”
Crazy Crawfish reblogged the story from another great Louisiana blogger called CenLamar. I swear these brilliant Louisiana bloggers will bring bring down the Jindal era of meanness and foolishness. They are so doggone good at exposing the official scams, hoaxes, and deceptions, and doing it Louisiana-style. The phonies don’t have a chance.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Witch doctor themed charter school? Could be fun.
CenLamar is really good. 45% of the public believes that the world is only 5-10,000 years old. Only 15% believe in evolution as we were just put here as we are and we played with dinosaurs. When I ask fundamentalist people if they believe in the atom and hydrogen bomb they do. When I ask them why they do not believe in carbon dating as it is just the same thing only slower suddenly no good.
So, is the state going to promote Santaria, Voodoo, cults of any kind? If so what will the fundamentalists do? After all if throwing bones half naked is Kool, why not? Who says they know what is happening? If you want that send your children to a fundamentalist school. This country is supposed to be secular. What do you do about athiests and agnostics? Can we form our own voodoo so-called religious beliefs and get state money? Fair for one, fair for all. What I would like to see in schools is comparitive religions and cultures for understanding. What saved me in that area is reading National Geographic since 1955 and having had copies since 1900 in the past along with a lot of reading and thinking. Is this why they do not want arts and critical thinking? Are they a sign of the 666?