Louisiana legislature passes budget bill; restores teacher $2,000 stipend

Published: June 2, 2024

By: Elizabeth White

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Legislature gave its final approval Sunday to $48 billion in budget bills, restoring funding for a $2,000 stipend for teachers but cutting spending on early childhood education programs.

The House had previously cut the level of the teacher stipends. But the Senate restored the full amount that Gov. Jeff Landry had proposed, and the House voted Sunday to concur.

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