Judge Blocks Gov. Landry’s $168M Education Funding Plan

Judge blocks Gov. Landry’s $168M education funding plan

Court grants temporary restraining order in lawsuit challenging executive order to redirect school funds for teacher stipends

Judge blocks Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to cut school budgets to fund teacher stipends

A judge in Baton Rouge temporarily blocked Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to cut education budgets to give stipends to teachers.

Gov. Landry sued over plan to move public school funding to teacher stipends

Three education advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Gov. Jeff Landry and other state officials from cutting funds for K-12 school operations in order to give out another round of teacher pay stipends. (Photo: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Three longtime public education advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Gov. Jeff Landry and other state officials from cutting funds for K-12 school operations in order to give out another round…

Louisiana school boards consider suing over Landry’s funding cut, teacher stipend plan

Local school board members have discussed taking legal action to block Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order that would pay for teacher stipends by reducing public school funding. One board was set to vote this week on hiring a law firm, but the meeting was canceled.

Judge grants restraining order in lawsuit over Landry's one-time teacher stipends

A judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Governor Jeff Landry's attempt to reallocate public school funds for teacher stipends.