Session Ends Today; Here's a Wrap-Up
Lawmakers also approved a $47 billion balanced budget and new rules for New Orleans courts, while leaving teacher stipends unresolved.
- On Monday, Louisiana's legislative session adjourned after lawmakers approved a $47 billion balanced budget and new congressional maps over nearly three months. The session addressed infrastructure, K-12 education, and state debt.
- Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Callais v. Louisiana decision in late April, congressional redistricting became the session's central debate. Democratic lawmakers opposed the new maps after existing ones were declared unconstitutional for racial gerrymandering.
- From the $12.5 billion state general fund, legislators dedicated $4 billion to K-12 education and $1.3 billion to higher education. They also allocated more than $500 million for infrastructure improvements and authorized a fortified roof grant program.
- Despite the session's conclusion, educators remain without a permanent pay solution, as lawmakers failed to close a $198 million gap for teacher compensation. The state continues relying on temporary stipends rather than permanent raises.
- Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators created a task force to recommend permanent teacher pay solutions while bracing for projected revenue declines in coming years. Officials also face potential lawsuits challenging the new congressional map for the summer primary.
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WBRZLawmakers redrew House maps, trimmed Orleans courts and protected carbon capture in contentious session ending Monday
A push to redraw congressional maps and a fight to cut back the New Orleans court system produced the biggest fireworks in a legislative session that could end Monday with K-12 teachers still waiting to hear about possible salary stipends.
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