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As Louisiana braces for what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts will be another season of “above normal” hurricane activity in the Atlantic, the 2025 season also marks the 20-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the most destructive and expensive hurricanes to hit the state.
Voting on Louisiana Proposed Constitutional Amendments 1978-2025 March 29, 2025 1.) Specialty Trial Courts and Discipline of Lawyers. A vote for would add to the constitution the Louisiana Supreme Court’s authority to discipline out-of-state lawyers for legal work in the state and expand the Legislature’s authority to create specialty courts not limited to parish and […]
Article Election Ballot # Amendment Pass or Fail Article I: Declaration of Rights I 11/08/22 7 Limits on Involuntary Servitude Fail I 12/10/22 1 Prohibit Voting for People Who Aren’t U.S. Citizens Pass I 11/03/20 1 No Right to Abortion Pass I 11/06/18 1 Felon in Public Office Pass I 11/06/18 2 Unanimous Jury […]
Louisiana lawmakers shut down their two-month regular session after finishing work on a budget that includes record levels of spending and takes sizable sums of money out of a state savings account for infrastructure projects.
An uptick in Louisiana’s income projections will give lawmakers more wiggle room to build their budget, as they continue to learn the implications of a sweeping tax rewrite they passed six months ago.
In a legislative session that should focus on the state’s most pressing problems, Louisiana lawmakers are pursuing a wide-ranging rewrite of the state’s ethics code that would whittle away at the minimal protections enacted to safeguard against conflicts of interest, backroom dealing and corruption.
The Louisiana House backed a nearly $43 billion state operating budget that keeps many agencies at a largely standstill level of financing, continues the stipend that public school teachers have received for the last two years and adds money for a new voucher program backed by the governor.
Nearing the midpoint of the Louisiana Legislature’s annual regular session, lawmakers are debating more than 900 bills, continuing the trend of fewer filed bills. The fiscal session that began April 14 is designed to focus most heavily on Louisiana’s finances.
The 2025 Guide covers the potential impact of four constitutional amendments the public will consider on the March 29 ballot. This nonpartisan, educational review helps you understand the issues and the proposed changes so you can develop your own positions on each proposition. Download: PAR Guide to the 2025 Constitutional Amendments Download: One-Page PAR Guide […]
The release of Gov. Jeff Landry’s budget proposal to lawmakers came with a cloud of uncertainty. A combination of unanswered questions about state and federal financing sources is driving unpredictability for piecing together the spending plans for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins July 1.
The ranks of Louisiana’s K-12 public school teachers grew for a second consecutive year. Traditional and charter public schools gained 843 teachers and set a new record of 52,808 educators during the 2023-24 school year.
Louisiana’s governor and lawmakers will get to sidestep debates over whether to make steep budget cuts next year thanks to the tax changes they adopted last month.
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