Governor Jeff Landry has called the Louisiana Legislature to convene for a special session focused on rebuilding the state’s outdated tax system and growing the economy. It will convene at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

Topics include revenue, taxes, spending, budgets and teacher pay raises, among others.

“This special session fulfills the promise we made to the people of Louisiana to rebuild our economy and make Louisiana a place where people want to raise a family and create jobs,” said Governor Jeff Landry. “Throughout this special session, we have the opportunity to give teachers a permanent pay raise, put more money in every worker’s pocket, eliminate the tax on prescription drugs, and provide much needed tax relief for seniors. I am eager to enact this new playbook and finally make Louisiana a beacon of hope—inviting families and businesses back home. It’s time we move Louisiana Forward.”

Landry’s urgency is coupled with a major state tax revenue dropoff next year, estimated at between $400 million to $700 million which could mean major cuts to health care for the poor, elderly and disabled as well as significant budget reductions for state colleges and universities.

Landry shared in a news conference earlier this month, “We have a crisis if we do not address it,” 

Final Adjournment no later than 6:00 pm on Monday, November 25, 2024.

This marks the third extraordinary session Landry has called this year. The first was in January directing lawmakers to draw a second majority-Black congressional district. He then called a second that focused on tough-on-crime-related items.

The Third Special Session Proclamation is attached here.