Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at a press conference in the state capitol after the close of the 2023 legislative session on June 8, 2023. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/LAI)
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Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday added back $100 million for state health care programs and $7.5 million early childhood education that had mostly been removed in the final, chaotic minutes of the Louisiana Legislature’s annual session earlier this month.
The Democratic governor found the money to do so by reducing $125 million put toward early public employee