2026 Louisiana legislative session: Winners and losers

By: Piper Hutchinson, Julie O'Donoghue, Wesley Muller, Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 2,001

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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Louisiana lawmakers adjourned their annual lawmaking session Monday after dramatically altering Louisiana’s congressional election map and amid a frantic funding search for teacher pay stipends.

The three-month session started with little excitement as Gov. Jeff Landry had no clear agenda other than another ultimately fruitless push to get more funding for his signature LA GATOR program, which provides public funds for private school students.

Some early fights made the headlines, including the push …

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