Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature education initiative left out of Louisiana budget

Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature education initiative left out of Louisiana budget

The Louisiana Legislature passed a $51 billion budget Thursday without money for Gov. Jeff Landry's signature education program providing more private school vouchers. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)The Louisiana Legislature overwhelmingly approved a $51 billion budget Thursday without funding for Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature private education voucher initiative, one that he initially celebrated with much fanfare. Legislative leaders, …

LA GATOR funds not included in approved state budget

BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers passed a $53 billion budget Thursday, but one of the governor’s key agenda items for the session, the LA GATOR scholarship program, did not receive any new money.The scholarship program, which would use public dollars to pay for private school tuition, was introduced during the last regular legislative session, but now the future of the program is uncertain. Lawmakers say they’re priority is “getting it right,” and that t…

Lawmakers reject funding boost for Gov. Landry’s school voucher initiative

Louisiana lawmakers passed a $51 billion state budget Thursday, rejecting Gov. Jeff Landry’s push to expand publicly funded private school vouchers under his LA GATOR initiative, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  Despite heavy promotion from Landry and State Superintendent Cade Brumley, legislators—especially in the Senate—stood firm in their decision not to allocate new funding for the program in the 2025-26 fiscal year. Brumley had already opene…