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We share your values

Every position that we take is solidly based on the core values established by our members. We consider: 

  • Is it FAIR to everyone concerned?
  • Does it create OPPORTUNITY for our children to succeed and for educators to practice our profession?
  • Does it provide true ACCOUNTABILITY for all?
  • Does it provide ACCESS to necessary resources?

Join the organization that shares your values. Join EBRFT today!

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Click below to see the list of candidates that have been vetted and endorsed by the EBRFT Political Committee.  

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As educators in Louisiana, we have seen firsthand the profound impact that elections have on our students, schools, salaries, and our overall profession. As we approach the November 5th election, it is time to make sure that our voices are heard loudly where it matters most--at the voting booth. Click below to learn how you can do your part!

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Welcome back to school! We are thrilled to welcome our current members and our future members to the 2024-2025 school year. We hope that you were able to relax and make special memories with your family and friends over the summer break. Now it is time to look forward to a wonderful and productive school year throughout East Baton Rouge Parish. Click below to learn more about new laws that affect your profession!

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The fight for your pay is not over yet.  Act now to make sure you do not take home less pay next year! 

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Week 11 Legislative Update

11 weeks in and we’ve come full circle

In our first legislative update of the session, we shared that the new governor, a new BESE, and many new legislators have said they want to allow teachers to get back to teaching and make education a profession that will attract and retain the best and the brightest. We welcomed them to the fight and asked them to pass laws and policies that will truly allow you the freedom to teach and care for our students, starting with a pay raise that matches the rising living costs.

While LFT continues to fight for the permanent pay raise we were promised, the

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Week 10 Legislative Update

Promises Made, Promises Broken…Again and Again.

While your unions fight to protect your freedoms, legislators continue to say one thing while doing another. Contrary to promises made once the Convention convenes, anything and everything is open for debate funding for public education, the homestead exemption, retirement for teachers and public employees and a host of other items safeguarded by the Constitution.

This week, the governor said during an event that if lawmakers are able to revise the constitution, they could unlock funding to cover the potentially huge cost of ESA programs, which

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