US EditionLouisiana Budget Passes House with Doubled Private School Funding
The plan also doubles LA GATOR funding to $87 million and adds more than $30 million for corrections as lawmakers weigh Senate changes.
- On Thursday, the Louisiana House unanimously approved a $47 billion state budget, advancing a spending plan led by House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland that increases education and workforce development investments.
- The legislation honors Gov. Jeff Landry's request to set aside $87 million for the LA GATOR private school scholarship program, effectively doubling its $43.5 million budget despite Senate opposition.
- To address rising prison costs and a population increase of about 2,000 inmates, the plan raises corrections funding by more than $30 million while increasing K-12 operational aid to $147 per student.
- Senate leadership appears poised to pare back LA GATOR funding, and potential constitutional amendments on next month's ballot could force a complete budget rewrite.
- Lawmakers maintained broad agreement on investing in workforce training through LED and technical colleges, aiming to prepare residents for emerging jobs that offer six-figure incomes across the state.
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Proposed Louisiana budget increases spending on prisons, police; teacher pay on hold until election
Louisiana House Appropriations chairman Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, helped put together the latest version of the state budget proposal for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)The latest version Louisiana’s proposed budget for the next fiscal cycle would boost spending for a wide range of criminal justice and law enforcement entities, including prisons, juvenile jails, crime labs, state police and K-12 school security …
House OKs state funding plan for upcoming fiscal year; budget goes to Senate next
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana House on Thursday approved a $47 billion state budget for the next fiscal year and sent the financial blueprint to the Senate.The bill passed 104-0. Lawmakers also passed the state's construction budget, along with funding for the Legislature and the judicial branch of government.For the first time since 2009, the budget increases per-pupil funding for school districts' operational needs from $100 to $147 per student …
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