Jeff Landry blamed defeat of four constitutional amendments on "far left liberals." Not so, say those on the left and the right.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued a statewide hiring freeze Wednesday as the state faces a budget shortfall and voters rejected a proposed amendment that would have generated funding for teacher pay raises in next year's spending plan. Landry said he hopes the hiring freeze will generate $20 million in annual savings for the state's general fund.

Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order calling for a hiring freeze on Wednesday. It comes after Louisiana voters rejected a slate of constitutional amendments, including Amendment 2 following the March 29 Election.

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Gov. Jeff Landry has enacted a hiring freeze for the executive branch of state government in an effort to save $20 million ahead of a projected state budget shortfall. The governor signed an executive order Wednesday that pauses hiring for state government departments and agencies under the governor’s control.

Landry said this freeze will shore up $20 million in annual savings to the state general fund. This comes after Amendment two – a major piece of the governor’s economic agenda – was struck down by voters in the March 29 election.