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Livingston Parish School Board approves sharing 2026 OGB premium increase with employees, sets 5% employee rate rise
Summary
The board voted to increase employee insurance premiums by 5% above current employee rates for 2026, after staff presented two options and union testimony urging premiums be kept flat.
The Livingston Parish School Board voted to apply a 5% increase to employee health insurance premiums for 2026, choosing a middle option the board said balanced district cost pressures and employee affordability.
Business Manager Ashley Hammond presented two options for responding to a 7.7% Office of Group Benefits (OGB) premium increase: a 5% employee premium increase that would raise district costs by an estimated $487,000 (total district cost about $2.7 million) or a 7% employee premium increase that staff estimated would raise district costs by $243,000 (total district cost about $2.5 million). Hammond said since…
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