Loogootee pride festival block ruled unconstitutional

Federal court orders Loogootee to let PrideFest proceed

The Loogootee PrideFest wil proceed on Sept. 6 by order of a federal court.

Loogootee pride festival block ruled unconstitutional

LOOGOOTEE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A United States District Court has ruled that the City of Loogootee's decision to block a pride festival at the town's Public Square was unconstitutional, according to court documents. The ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of PrideFest sponsors against the City of Loogootee in the Summer of 2024. The ACLU claims in the lawsuit that the Loogootee City Council enacted a new ordinance that rescinded prior approval for the…

Southern Indiana city must permit Pride Festival after federal court decision

LOOGOOTEE, Ind. A southern Indiana city must allow a pride festival back in the public square after a federal court ruled the city's special events ordinance unconstitutional.The Loogootee PrideFest will return to the city's Public Square on September 6, 2025, following the U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of Indiana's decision to grant a permanent injunction against the ordinance, finding it violates the First Amendment.The city pa…

Loogootee PrideFest will once again be held in Public Square

The U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of Indiana granted a permanent injunction against the ordinance and ordered that the city allow PrideFest to take place at the Public Square on September 6, 2025.