Louisiana Voters Reject All Amendments, Including Teacher Pay Raises

Odds of teacher pay raise fade as voters reject constitutional amendments - American Press

By Gracie Thomas and Avery White | LSU Manship School News Service After 58% of voters rejected a constitutional amendment Saturday that would have given public school teachers a permanent pay raise, the chances of finding money for any types of raises have dimmed, lawmakers say. Voters also shot down four other constitutional amendments proposed by Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 sought to fund a $2,250 teac…

Local votes reject all amendments, back Davis, Letlow

Concordia Parish voters followed statewide trends by voting down all five constitutional amendments while overwhelmingly supporting Waterproof resident Jame Davis for U.S. senator in the Democratic primary and Julia Letlow for U.S. senator in the Republican primary.

Odds of teacher pay raise fade as voters reject constitutional amendments

By Gracie Thomas and Avery White | LSU Manship School News Service After 58% of voters rejected a constitutional amendment Saturday that would have given public school teachers a permanent pay raise, the chances of finding money for any types of raises have dimmed, lawmakers say. Voters also shot down four other constitutional amendments proposed by Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature. Constitutional Amendment No. 3 sought to fund a $2,250 teac…

No raises for Louisiana teachers amid voters rejecting all 5 amendments

(The Center Square) – Louisiana voters rejected all five proposed constitutional amendments in Saturday’s election, turning down measures that would have addressed teacher pay raises, property tax policy, judicial retirement

Louisiana Voters Defeat GOP-Backed Constitutional Changes

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Louisiana voters rejected all five constitutional amendments on Saturday, delivering a broad setback to several proposals involving education funding, tax policy, civil service rules, and judicial retirement age changes. One defeated amendment would have allowed lawmakers greater authority to move state employees outside civil service protections without requiring approval from the Civil Service Commission. Opponents arg…

Louisiana voters reject all 5 constitutional amendments in May election

Voters across Louisiana rejected all five constitutional amendments in the May election.