Landry says not all school districts have to give teacher stipends. Local leaders await more info.

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 986

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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With classes starting next month, Louisiana school districts still don’t know how many of them, if any, will be exempt from having to pay $2,000 teacher stipends out of their existing state funds.

Gov. Jeff Landry reiterated at a news conference last week that not all school districts would be required to pay for the temporary stipends. For example, those using local tax funds to increase teacher pay $2,000 or more would not …

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