BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Tuesday to redirect $168 million from the administrative spending section of the public-school funding formula to pay for $2,000 teacher stipends for the 2026-27 academic year. The executive order, which also includes $1,000 stipends for public-school support staff, would have to be approved by two-thirds of the state Legislature in a mail-in ballot. The $168 million figure does not include stipends for administrators, which would...

House Speaker Pro Tempore Mike Johnson said local parishes should have more authority in determining whether or not to allow carbon-capture sequestration projects. (Photo by Cross Harris / LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — A flurry of bills that would have given broader local control to carbon-capture projects failed Tuesday in a House committee. The House Natural Resources and Environment Committee heard more than a dozen bills and almost five hours of debate and testimony on...

A heavily amended bill by state Sen. Mark Abraham that would limit public information on a state university’s presidential search and the identity of high-profile donorspassed unanimously in a House committee meeting Tuesday. (Photo by Cross Harris / LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — A heavily amended Senate bill that would limit the public release of information on who is a candidate for high-profile university positions and also shield the identity of university donors advanced...