For the second year in a row, Louisiana voters say no to a constitutional amendment that would have provided a permanent pay raise for school employees – 2,250 for teachers and 1,125 dollars for support staff. Larry Carter, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and School Employees, says it’s now up to lawmakers to once again come up with a plan “B.”
Cut 10 (11) “…a permanent pay.”
Governor Landry posted on social media that if the legislature does not come up with a way to fund a pay raise for them, no public employee will get a pay raise. Melinsa Deslatte with the Public Affairs Research Council says she doesn’t know exactly what Landry means by that.
Legislation that would prevent the public from seeing what college athletes receive in a revenue share deal they have with their school is moving closer to final passage, as the House-approved bill has cleared the Senate Education Committee. The bill’s author, Lafayette Representative Themi Chaisson, says if these financial deals are made public, it puts LSU and other Louisiana college athletic teams at a disadvantage…
Attorney Scott Sternberg spoke in opposition. Sternberg says agents know what the players are making, so allowing the public to know how much a university is compensating a player is not putting the school at a competitive disadvantage.
Cut 25 (10) “…make more.”
The bill now moves to the full Senate for further consideration.