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Rather than commit to the permanent raise, the legislature ultimately passed a one-time stipend of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff.

Rather than commit to the permanent raise, the legislature ultimately passed a one-time stipend of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff.

Rather than commit to the permanent raise, the legislature ultimately passed a one-time stipend of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff.

Rather than commit to the permanent raise, the legislature ultimately passed a one-time stipend of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff.

Rather than commit to the permanent raise, the legislature ultimately passed a one-time stipend of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff.

Rather than commit to the permanent raise, the legislature ultimately passed a one-time stipend of $2,000 for teachers and $1,000 for support staff.

BATON ROUGE–Under a compromise approved in the chaotic closing minutes of the spring session Thursday, state lawmakers limited a $2,000 pay increase for teachers to a one-year stipend and cut

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

BATON ROUGE – Under a compromise approved in the chaotic closing minutes of the springsession Thursday, state lawmakers limited a $2,000 pay increase for teachers to a one-yearstipend and cut $100 million from what the Senate had sought for the Louisiana Department of Health.

Louisiana lawmakers passed a final budget that includes a $2,000 teacher pay raise and $1,000 raise for support workers, but those raises are not recurring. Lawmakers also cut millions in health care and fell short of funding goal for early childhood education.