Latest COVID stimulus bill to send Louisiana schools up to $1.6 billion combined
Will Sentell
Louisiana public schools and colleges and universities are in line to get a new round of aid from the latest federal stimulus package after landing $484 million earlier this year.
Public schools received $287 million in May and higher education $147 million from the $2.2 trillion federal CARES Act, and divided another $50 million that was left to the discretion of Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The legislation that congressional leaders agreed on Sunday night totals about $900 billion. The compromise still faced final votes in Congress Monday night.
It includes $23 billion for colleges and universities nationwide and $54 billion for public schools.