Landry frames 2025 priorities: crime, education, health and multibillion-dollar economic projects

Governor Jeff Landry delivered a broad State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature on Feb. 27, 2025, urging action on public safety, education reform, family health and tax and regulatory changes to sustain what he described as an economic turnaround for Louisiana.

Landry placed public safety and juvenile justice at the top of his agenda, saying the state has invested in juvenile facilities and programs and must continue. He said the administration had invested $100,000,000 in regional juvenile facilities and opened a “multi- agency resource center to reduce juvenile crime through early assessment and guidance.”

Why it matters: The governor tied public-safety work to other policy aims — workforce readiness, school safety and economic stability — and coupled legislative requests (including proposals on insurance regulation) with the pitch for business investment.

Landry emphasized education reforms, including expansion of education savings accounts and programs he called “Let the Teacher Teach” and changes to higher-education curricula. “We are letting our teachers teach,” he said. He credited changes in state education policy with…