Louisiana Senate releases $37B budget proposal for next year
Senate Finance Chairman Bodi White, R-Central, left, and Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, ready for a discussion of the Senate's budget proposal in a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Senate Finance Chairman Bodi White, R-Central, left, and Sen. Ronnie Johns, R-Lake Charles, ready for a discussion of the Senate's budget proposal in a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

May. 24, 2021 06:59 PM EDT
Senators Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, left, and Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, listen to a discussion of the Senate's budget proposal during a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Senators Mark Abraham, R-Lake Charles, left, and Gerald Boudreaux, D-Lafayette, listen to a discussion of the Senate's budget proposal during a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

May. 24, 2021 06:59 PM EDT