At the last moment Mr Jindal realised his straddle was not working, struck down the measure, and apologised.

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On July 26th a federal judge struck down the measure.

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Earlier this year, voters in Missouri and Louisiana also approved amendments banning same-sex marriage, although a judge in Louisiana later struck down that state's measure because of flawed ballot language.

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