BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A special campaign has been launched to provide for Native American students from Louisiana tribes to get scholarships. According to a post from Gov. Jeff Landry's Office of Programs and Planning, the Office of Indian Affairs and the Louisiana Indian Educational Association have launched a campaign to raise money for scholarships for Native American students. The sale and renewal of American Indian special license plates will support the academic scholarship fund, the post shows. Scholarships will be given to Native American students from Louisiana tribes based on academic merit and financial need. To apply for the license, visit the Express Lane website, click the "Vehicle Services" tab, select "Special Plates," then click Plate Category, followed by Special Interest. The license plate will be listed as "American Indian." Louisiana governor calling legislature into special session to address tax reform Scholarship applications open in January, according to the governor's office. Latest News California firefighters in Hurricane Helene relief team recovering after crash in Texas Police issue warrant for person of interest accused of driving car of dead Baton Rouge man MLB legend Pete Rose's cause of death revealed Speaker Johnson says Congress has provided funds for Helene response McDonald’s is bringing back its famous ‘Boo Buckets,’ with a new color