Right now, the country's motto — "In God We Trust" — is mandated to be in every school building in Louisiana.
State Representative Dodie Horton wants to take that a step further. She wants it in every classroom of every public school in Louisiana. She says the motto is a great message for each student to see.
"At such a time like this, it would be a really wonderful thing for a child. No telling where they come from, to look up and say 'You know, this nation trusts in God. Maybe there is one,'" Horton said in a committee last week.
The bill says the national motto must be on a poster that is at least 11 by 14 inches and it must be in "easily readable font."
Horton says the posters would be purchased by donations. If no money is donated, then the classroom would not be breaking state law if they do not have the motto.
