Today on Louisiana Considered, hurricane prediction and response efforts are compromised by funding cuts, and authors discuss ...

The reduction will leave $44 million for the program, enough to continue covering private school tuition for 6,000 students who already receive state-funded vouchers.

BATON ROUGE, La. (LouisianaFirstNews) – The Senate Finance Committee approved the state’s operating budget for next year during a Sunday hearing. The bill will now head to the full Senate for debate.

Program gives tax dollars to eligible families to pay for tuition and other private school or homeschool expenses ...

From new criminal justice reforms to teacher raises and election integrity bills, see what’s already passed and what’s still ...

In Louisiana, a bill to increase the tax on sports betting is scheduled for floor debate in the state ... Additional funding would be set aside for gambling addiction programs and for a separate ...

(WAFB) - At the Louisiana Capitol ... Governor Landry is advocating for this funding as he anticipates some opposition. The governor held a press conference outside the Capitol at the Pentagon ...

The House Education Committee ... tied to the state's funding formula, the raises could be at risk of being redirected in the future. Carlson believes the bill remains Louisiana's best chance ...

To alleviate those concerns last fall, lawmakers amended the bill so that the state would step in to cover the difference for those districts through Louisiana’s education funding formula.

University of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot ... how the legislative session and federal changes will impact higher education in Louisiana. It has been edited for length and clarity.