Landry says it's 'back to the drawing board' in effort to fund teacher pay increase

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry, who last month lamented that Louisiana residents were "conditioned for failure" after his proposed change in the state constitution failed at the ballot box, has written to the state's teachers that it is "back to the drawing board" for his effort to raise salaries.His letter, sent Tuesday via the state Teachers Retirement System, noted that lawmakers approved his "Let Teachers Teach" initiative, which aimed to reduce paperwork, eliminate excessive trai