Louisiana lawmakers now have deadline to choose between teacher pay cut or school funding reduction

Louisiana lawmakers have until 5 p.m on June 23 to cast their vote on whether to shift $168 million from public school operations to another year of public school teacher pay stipends.

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 1,022

Last Updated: 2 days, 11 hours ago

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Louisiana lawmakers have until 5 p.m June 23 to cast their vote on whether to shift $168 million from public school operations to another year of public school teacher pay stipends.

The move would help Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and legislators avoid a looming pay cut of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support workers that will otherwise go into effect July 1.

But it will leave every public school district, including …

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