BATON ROUGE, La.—An anti-discrimination order put in place by former Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D) four years ago wasn’t renewed by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) when it expired Aug. 22.

The order—enacted by Blanco on Dec. 6, 2004—barred state agencies and contractors from various sorts of harassment and discrimination by race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation or disabilities.

Jindal said discrimination is prohibited under state and federal laws and he doesn’t want to create more special categories by executive order. He also said he worried it could cause problems with faith-based organizations’ ability to contract with the state, a concern he raised when Blanco issued the order and when Jindal was a congressman.

“We’re not going to renew it. That shouldn’t come as a surprise,” he said when questioned about the order’s expiration.

There are no federal laws or Louisiana state laws, though, that outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The order by Blanco stirred up complaints at the time it was issued, modeled after a similar anti-discrimination order issued in 1992 by then-Gov. Edwin Edwards (D).