Office of Governor Jeff Landry’s Post

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Hi everyone, Governor Jeff Landry here. With the help of the legislature during my first term as governor, we made major progress. We introduced the largest single jobs and economic development project in the history of our state with the Meta investment in North Louisiana. We changed our criminal justice system so that it focuses more on victims than criminals, putting criminals behind bars. Our education reforms are giving us the best test scores in the generation. We provided the largest tax cut in our state's history. And that work will continue with a yes vote from you on Amendment Two in a statewide election on March 29. Your vote will be a vote to gain a permanent tax cut. A permanent teacher pay raise and a permanent government growth limit. All of this is in addition to the fiscally responsible budget passed during our first year in office as we begun to reign in runaway government spending. Spending $2 billion less than the previous year. Now this week, my administration will further this work in presenting the fiscal 2026 budget. This budget was built on a goal of flat funding for this fiscal year when compared to last year and continues the trend of decreasing the overall amount of money that we spend. This is a tremendous step forward for fiscal responsibility. This new budget will allow us to use any new revenue on non reoccurring expenditures. Such as continuing to lower the personal income tax rate even further or by making investments in critical state infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water and sewer systems. This was accomplished by finding efficiencies in government, including saving over $11 million in the Louisiana Department of Health, over $1,000,000 of savings in a Department of Energy and Natural Resources. $2.3 million worth of savings and the Division of Administration. And there's still more work to be done. That is why I created a fiscal responsibility program and I've appointed a budget SOAR to review government expenditures and to seek even greater efficiencies in government. I conducted a similar review as the Attorney General and we achieved great results back then. I expect we'll find even greater results in this new fiscal saw. I continue to be focused on turning our state around, working with my team, the legislature, and our. Both to make Louisiana great state with the growing economy and strong revenue. To accomplish this, we must continue to make these types of structural reforms. I believe our budget once again sets us on the right path towards fiscal responsibility and shared prosperity. I look forward to working with the legislature to achieve these goals. It's going to be a great year.