39,000 apply for Louisiana private school scholarship program

39,000 apply for Louisiana private school scholarship program

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- More than 39,000 Louisiana students have applied for the state’s new education scholarship account program that can help families pay for private school tuition and other educational expenses. The Louisiana Department of Education announced the final application tally Wednesday, following the close of the application window for the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program.…

Louisiana's new private education program draws nearly 40,000 applications

A new program to help Louisiana families pay for private education drew nearly 40,000 applications in less than two months, state officials said Wednesday — a number that Gov. Jeff Landry, who has championed the program, called “astounding.”

Over 39,000 LA Students apply for LA GATOR | Pelican Post - Online Newspaper

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced today that it received more than 39,000 student applications for the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program for the 2025–2026 school year. Of those, nearly 35,000 students have already been determined eligible. The number of eligible students the program can serve depends on the funding allocation approved by the Louisiana Legislature during the current …