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Enacted Budget – Fiscal Year 2026

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed the state’s fiscal 2026 budget on June 20. The fiscal 2026 all funds budget totals $53.51 billion, a 6.2 percent increase, or $3.1 billion, from fiscal 2025. General fund expenditures for fiscal 2026 total $12.21 billion, a 2.3 percent decrease, or $281 million, from fiscal 2025. General fund revenues are projected to be $12.29 billion for fiscal 2026.

The budget provides funds to: pay for salary stipends for public K-12 school teachers and support staff; restore a high dosage tutoring program at public schools; pay off debt at the University of New Orleans; increase the per diem rate to sheriffs for housing state inmates; increase funding for the Department of Children and Family Services; and address recruitment and retention issues at the Office of Motor Vehicles.

Enacted Budget Information
Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget 

Budget Documents

Fiscal 2026 Budget Tracker

Summary of Fiscal 2026 Budget

Revenue Forecast – May 2025

Proposed Budget - Fiscal Year 2026
On February 19, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry released his proposed fiscal 2026 budget. The budget totals $44.96 billion, a decrease of 0.95 percent from the existing operating budget for fiscal 2025. The general fund portion of the budget totals $12.15 billion, an increase of 0.59 percent from the existing budget for fiscal 2025. Total revenue for fiscal 2026 is projected at $44.96 billion, a decrease of 0.97 percent from the total revenue for the existing budget for fiscal 2025. The state general fund is broken down into the following spending categories: education (45.4 percent), human resources (29.9 percent), public safety (12.8 percent), general government (9.3 percent), business & infrastructure (1.6 percent), and environment and natural resources (1.0 percent). 

Proposed Budget Highlights 

The proposed fiscal 2026 budget focuses on the governor’s goal of making Louisiana a great state with a growing and thriving economy while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The following recommendations are included in the budget:

Department of Health 

• Provides funds for Nursing Home Rate Rebasing. 
• Increases the Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) Reimbursement Rate and the Fee-for-service Reimbursement Rate. 
• Increases funds for additional beds at three facilities to remain compliant with the Cooper/Jackson Settlement Agreement. 
• Provides funding for CMS Clawback payments for Medicare Part-D dual eligibles. 
• Provides funds to establish and maintain a statewide crisis hub to support the Louisiana Crisis Response System. 
• Provides funding for Medicare Part A and B premiums and for the anticipated increase of dual-eligibles. 

Public Safety

• Provides funding to the Office of State Police for approximately 1,010 State Trooper Commissioned Officer positions. 
• Allocates funding to finance the purchase of 244 replacement vehicles for the Office of State Police fleet. 
• Directs funding to upgrade the existing Automated Fingerprint Identification System. 
• Provides funding to the Jetson Center for Youth for additional beds and medical expenses. 
• Allocates funding to the Corrections Services for 4,137 Authorized Table of Organization positions to house 14,000 offenders in state-operated correctional facilities. 

Education

• Provides funds for the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program. 
• Allocates funds for the development of course materials aligned with Louisiana’s computer science standards. 
• Continues to fund the Child Care Assistance program which focuses primarily on children birth to 3-years-old. 
• Maintains support for the Cecil J. Picard LA-4 Pre-K Program for at-risk 4-year-olds.
• Provides funding for increases associated with the Louisiana State University First Health Plan. 
• Allocates funds for the Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship Program. 
• Continues to fund the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) to financially assist students to attend an eligible Louisiana institution. 
• Directs funds to the Louisiana Go Grant Program which supports non-traditional and low-to-moderate income students attending college.

Other

• Allocates funds to the Louisiana Office of Economic Development for various adjustments related to department reorganization. 
• Provides funds to the Department of Children and Family Services for overtime funding for frontline child welfare workers. 
• Continues to fund the SUN Bucks (Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)) program. 
• Allocates funds to the Department of State for election expenses. 
• Provides funds to Agriculture and Forestry for replacement acquisitions of vehicles, plows, dozers, trucks, and trailers. 
• Directs funds to the Louisiana FastStart Program which delivers comprehensive workforce training services to businesses looking to relocate and/or expand with turnkey employee training and delivery solutions. 

Proposed Budget Information

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Proposal

Budget Summary

Budget Presentation

State General Fund Revenues and Expenditures

Governor's Press Release