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Awash with billions per year in federal money, Louisiana's funding surges

Awash with billions per year in federal money, Louisiana's funding surges

Update: 2025-11-24
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(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s annual budgets swelled more than 71% over the past decade, ticking up year after year under a Democratic governor who expanded Medicaid and led the state through the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pace of spending slowed under a Republican governor elected two years ago, the bottom line keeps growing, an analysis of state records by The Center Square found.

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Awash with billions per year in federal money, Louisiana's funding surges

Awash with billions per year in federal money, Louisiana's funding surges

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