Jeff Landry blamed defeat of four constitutional amendments on "far left liberals." Not so, say those on the left and the right.

Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order Wednesday placing a hiring freeze for the state government’s executive branch to save $20 million in state funds. The hiring freeze does not include local government agencies,

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced a statewide hiring freeze to address a budget shortfall. The hiring freeze is projected to save the state $20 million annually. The budget shortfall follows voters' rejection of a proposed amendment to fund teacher pay raises.