Governor Jeff Landry says after lawmakers approve the budget, which they are expected to do in the next week, he’ll look at it and see where they can find money to make sure teachers do not receive a pay cut. A two-thousand-dollar stipend they received back in 2023 is set to go away because Constitutional Amendment three failed on May 16th.
Legislative leaders are also forming a task force that will look at ways to provide teachers with a permanent pay raise. Landry says there should be money available to do this since, funding for public education has gone up, while public school enrollment has declined….
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The Louisiana Senate approved a spending plan for the next fiscal year, it contains pay raises for judges, firefighters, and prison guards. The House still has to sign off on it.
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Public money that universities pay directly to college athletes will be concealed from public view under legislation one vote away from final passage. The measure passed the Senate on a 22-13 vote. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell voiced her opposition to the legislation while questioning one of the co-sponsors of the bill Baton Rouge Senator Franklin Foil.
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Foil argues that this is not taxpayer dollars. It’s money generated by the athletic department through ticket sales and TV contracts.
At the SEC Spring Meetings, LSU Coach Lane Kiffin made his first public comments since adding former head coach Ed Orgeron to his coaching staff…
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Kiffin added that Coach O will also be an asset in recruiting.