The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out following its defeat over the weekend. Carencro Representative Julie Emerson says it was just a few details that voters were concerned about, and that’s why it was ultimately defeated.
Cut 11 (10) “…lot of opposition.”
Emerson says she and her colleagues learned a lot of lessons from the last several months, and she’s looking forward to the legislative session to continue these conversations.
LaPolitics-dot-com Editor Jeremy Alford Governor says Landry now joins a long list of governors who have tried and failed to significantly alter the state constitution.
Cut 6 (09) “…it’s followed suit.”
In fact, Alford says the only modern governor to succeed was Edwin Edwards, who replaced the entire constitution. That happened back in 1974.
The rejection of Amendment 2 leaves huge question marks for the future of educator salaries. Larry Carter, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and School Employees, says funding remains uncertain.
Cut 3 (12) “…local school districts.”
Amendment 2 aimed to convert last year’s temporary stipends of two-thousand dollars for teachers and one-thousand dollars for support staff into permanent pay raises. But now, these stipends will expire after this school year, potentially lowering pay unless new funding is secured.
The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office takes down a street gang, arresting seven people, including two juveniles. Sheriff Jason Ard says the Motion Gang is known as a “hybrid gang.”