The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana has released their 2026 Constitutional Amendment Guide. Amendment 3, that would make a two-thousand-dollar pay raise for teachers permanent with funds from the retirement of three trust funds is getting attention. PAR President Steven Procopio says based on data by the Department of Revenue and the Teachers Retirement System, schools will largely come out on top.
A bill that would add an opportunity for incarcerated people to shorten their prison sentences is heading to the full Senate after unanimously passing out of committee. Mandie Landry’s bill would shorten a sentence by 90 days when an inmate completes an associate’s degree.
Landry especially took note when Committee Chairman Jay Morris listed some of the spectrum of organizations that support the bill.
A bill that would replace 18-dollar inspection stickers on most passenger vehicles with 6-dollar QR codes easily passed the Louisiana House. The Q-R code would contain the VIN, the color, the make and model and that gives New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman pause.
Cut 12 (11) “…bad actors here.”
Agents who negotiate NIL deals for college and high school athletes would have to be registered with the state under legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Committee. The measure also creates civil remedies for athletes harmed by unethical individuals who negotiate an NIL deal. Legendary high school football coach J.T. Curtis of John Curtis High School says he’s seen athletes who were taken advantage of by people they thought were looking out for their best interests.
Cut 15 (11) “…with understanding contract.”
The measure heads to the Senate floor for more discussion.