BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana lawmaker is calling on state leaders to take action after two Louisiana universities allegedly denied students the opportunity to form Turning Point USA chapters.

State Representative Dixon McMakin (R–District 68) sent a letter to Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill and State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming, urging them to respond to what he called a “deeply troubling” situation at Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans.

McMakin described the schools’ actions as “a clear attempt to curtail conservative perspectives on campus.” He cited the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, which prohibits discrimination based on political ideas or affiliations.

In his letter, McMakin asked the state to freeze all current funding and pause any Capital

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