This Week in Louisiana Politics: amendments, tariffs, and goodbye
Apr 05, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, the fallout of all four amendments failing in the March 29 election is ongoing. Republican leaders are now scrambling to determine what the budget priorities are going to be amid a budget shortfall. Democrats are pushing for
teachers to get their pay stipends.
Louisiana Sen. Rick Edmonds and Treasurer John Fleming created a website to show where schools are spending their money and how much they're taking in.
With President Donald Trump's tariffs kicking in, local businesses are concerned about how this will impact their bottom line. Plus, lawmakers on the Hill are trying to find a way to put a stop to them before the economy takes a nosedive.
Later, Fred Childers sits down with Political Reporter Shannon Heckt one more time as she is set to move on to her next chapter.
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