Louisiana

Milestones: In 2010, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed legislation to grade schools on the A-F scale, create vouchers for students with disabilities and improve teacher evaluation and compensation.

School Grades (Act 718)
House Sponsors: Austin J. Badon, Bobby G. Badon, Henry L. Burns, Timothy G. Burns, Thomas G. Carmody, Jr., Stephen F. Carter, Simone B. Champagne, Jerry Gisclair, Mickey J. Guillory, Rickey Hardy, Frank A. Hoffmann, Anthony V. Ligi, Jr. and Joel C. Robideaux
Senate Sponsors: Conrad Appel, Jack Donahue, Ann D. Duplessis, Daniel Martiny and Julie Quinn

Vouchers for Students with Disabilities (HB 216) 
House Sponsors: Franklin J. Foil, Major Thibaut, Jr. and Patrick C. Williams
Senate Sponsors: Conrad Appel, Ann D. Duplessis, Eric Lafleur and Gerald Long

Teachers: Evaluation and Compensation (HB 1033)
House Sponsors: Austin J. Badon, Henry L. Burns, Tim G. Burns, Thomas G. Carmody, Jr., Stephen F. Carter, Simone B. Champagne, Patrick Connick, Jerry Gisclair, Rickey Hardy, Frank A. Hoffmann, Kay Kellogg Katz, John Labruzzo, Anthony V. Ligi, Rickey L. Nowling, Joel C. Robideaux, Scott M. Simon, M.J. Smiley, Patrick C. Williams and Ernest D. Wooton
Senate Sponsors: Conrad Appel, Jack Donahue, Ann D. Duplessis, Daniel Martiny and Julie Quinn