Suit over Louisiana hair braiding permits survives challenge

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An organization challenging Louisiana’s permit requirements for hair braiders has won a round in state court.
A state judge in Baton Rouge has rejected a move to dismiss the suit filed against the Louisiana Board of Cosmetology by the Virginia-based Institute for Justice.
Jamie Cavanaugh, attorney for the organization, said the judge ruled from the bench Monday.
The organization filed the suit in June on behalf of three practitioners of natural hair braiding techni