So, Bobby, what did you think would happen as a result of this...?

[the_archfiend]

As pointed out by justphoenix in an earlier comment (see the tag), Bobby Jindal and the state legislature of Louisiana stepped in it. It's starting to have consequences. This page on the Louisiana Coalition for Science web site explains why:

"In a February 6, 2009, letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal, SICB Executive Committee President Richard Satterlie told the governor that 'The Executive Committee voted to hold the 2011 meeting in Salt Lake City in large part because of legislation SB 561, which you signed into law in June 2008.' The LA Coalition for Science has issued a press release announcing SICB’s decision."

(The Satterlie/SICB letter itself is available here, BTW)

One of these days - and hopefully, it'll be soon - some politician will eventually discover that scientists go to these things called "scientific conferences", and that those people and their events actually have the capacity to not spend money in their state and (possibly even worse) call them a bunch of complete dopes while doing so. 
 
Memo to Bobby Jindal: you decided to play this little game when you signed this bill. Your fault.

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[pyropyga.livejournal.com]

You've got to love Bobby Jindal. The only person to relate his participation in an exorcism currently being touted as a future POTUS. Shoot me if he makes it out of the primaries.