Another “middle way” strategy by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, before he was governor, may end up backfiring – or perhaps ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order to pause hiring for the executive branch of the state government. The executive order resulted from a projected financial deficiency. The hiring ...

Annual $2,000 stipends that teachers received for the past two years are set to expire after this school year ends.

As 33 states face scrutiny over food aid delays, the USDA says Louisiana is doing its job. The state ranks sixth in the ...

And so we’re back handcuffed again in many instances. It’s one of the reasons that we instituted the hiring freeze,” Landry said. “But I’m sure that the legislature and I will work to craft together a ...

The earliest the UL Board can approve the plan is April 24, so the furloughs would start no sooner than early May.

After voters rejected an amendment on taxes, Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order Wednesday, imposing a hiring freeze on Louisiana’s executive branch in hopes to save the state $20 million. The ...