Louisiana teachers are likely to take a pay cut next year as the state faces a budget deficit and voters rejected an amendment that would have carved out money for annual stipends moving forward.

The sales tax cut would cost the state treasury $266 million in fiscal year 2028, which goes from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2028, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan fiscal staff.

A Louisiana Senate committee shelved proposed tax cuts after an official estimate said they would cost the state $500 million per year. The Louisiana House of Representatives voted in favor of the ...

Louisiana teachers are likely to take a pay cut next year as the state faces a budget deficit and voters rejected an amendment that would have carved out money for annual stipends moving forward.