LSU Manship School News Service

A stripped-down version of a bill for education savings accounts that could provide state money to parents who want to send their children to private schools, as well as bills to limit the use of alternative pronouns and discussions of gender, and to require schools to post the 10 Commandments in classrooms, won final passage in the Legislature this week.

The music industry in Louisiana is an economic driver contributing over $1 billion dollars to the state’s gross domestic product, and it employs over 30,000 residents, according to the resolution.

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.

Gov. Jeff Landry took office with a conservative agenda and a Republican super-majority in the Legislature after eight years of a Democratic governor, promising sweeping changes in this year's legislative session. See this session's victories for the Gov. and where he ran into opposition, here: