A judge is holding a southern Indiana city in contempt for banning an LGBTQ event. WNIN’s John Gibson has details:
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana took the action against the City of Loogootee for preventing Loogootee PrideFest from taking place in the city’s Public Square.
The court says Loogootee failed to comply with a prior court order barring enforcement of unconstitutional provisions in the city’s special events ordinance.
The court ruled in August that several provisions of the ordinance violated the Constitution and permanently enjoined the city from enforcing them.
But in December 2025, the city enacted a new ordinance that included the same provisions.
A January 2026 amendment removed only one of the unconstitutional provisions.
So, the Court has given Loogootee 15 days to repeal or replace the ordinance, and it will be fined $500 for each day it remains out of compliance.
The city was also ordered to pay attorneys’ fees and costs to the ACLU of Indiana, which brought the contempt case.