Louisiana voters voted “NO” on a constitutional amendment that would have funded permanent teacher pay raises, leaving the future of educator salaries uncertain.   Sean Richardson has more.

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La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Governor Landry is not the first governor who could not get major tax reform passed…

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Alford says the late Edwin Edwards was successful when a new state constitution went into effect in 1974. It’s now been amended over 200 times.

Some voters were irked by a sentence in Governor Jeff Landry’s statement following the defeat of Constitutional Amendment Two. Landry said positive change be hard to implement in a state conditioned to fail. Social media Users expressed anger and disbelief, questioning his leadership and tone. Some criticized the amendments themselves, arguing they were overly complex and bundled too many issues together. Calls for transparency and single-issue amendments were prevalent.  Political analyst Clancy Dubos says it’s not a fatal loss but could be, if Landry keeps going down this road.

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This week, construction began on I-20 in Lincoln Parish as crews replace the pavement. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says if you’re traveling in that area, be prepared for possible delays for the next year…

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Buchanan says this is nearly an 18-million dollar project that is long overdue.