Constitutional Amendments

Legislation to repackage portions of Amendment 2, which failed in the March 29 election, will be heard in the House Ways and Means Committee this week.

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.

Questions remain over whether teachers, school workers will see a pay reduction.

‘Democratic anger’ against Gov. Landry, distrust of tax changes in rural parishes and more helped create the perfect storm for the March 29 election results.

Louisiana voters rejected all four proposed amendments to the state constitution on Saturday.

Weak public financial disclosure laws make it difficult to say who is paying for those election efforts.

The district judge said he won’t stand in the way of votes being counted on Saturday amid the legal challenge, but said the case can otherwise move forward.

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a constitutional amendment–which would change the state’s tax code and raise teacher pay–from appearing on the March 29 ballot.

Early voter turnout so far is very low for Louisiana’s March 29 election to decide the fate of four constitutional amendments and, for some voters, local races and tax referendums.

Here's what we know about each amendment and how various organizations and advocacy groups feel about them.