The $49.4 billion budget draws bipartisan praise for fiscal discipline and protecting key public services, including teacher ...

With less revenue coming in, lawmakers were challenged to find some savings without cutting services and also providing a ...

BATON ROUGE--The House Appropriations Committee advanced a $49.4 billion state budget Monday that funds $2,000 teacher ...

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a proposed state budget Monday that includes $2,000 stipends for teachers, as ...

Their strategy also relies on a temporary state government hiring freeze and the elimination of state ... funding for the new LA GATOR private school voucher program that Gov. Jeff Landry favors. If ...

In a surprised move, the Louisiana House budget committee led by Chairman Jack McFarland approved teachers stipends for next year.