ICYMI: New CfG Ad “Urges Louisiana Republicans To Save School Choice”

Will Mitola  |   May 26, 2025

In case you missed it, Club for Growth released a second ad in Louisiana calling on legislators to save the state’s school freedom program. The Daily Wire’s Leif Le Mahieu published an exclusive report on the new ad.

Click here to watch the new ad, Knives

Click here to read the exclusive report in Daily Wire

Click here to watch the previous ad, Equation

 

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A conservative group on Sunday launched a campaign urging Louisiana lawmakers to save funding for the state’s school choice program.

The Club for Growth rolled out a 30-second TV spot on Sunday political programs across Louisiana, pushing for lawmakers to save the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise program, which provides scholarships that students can use to attend private schools. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled State Senate are considering slashing up to $44 million from the program in order to help pay for stipends for teachers.

“Lawmakers have a choice,” the TV spot, which was first shared with The Daily Wire, says.

“Lift up our kids or gut their futures. Some state senators have grabbed their knives planning to slash $44 million in funding for Governor Landry’s LA GATOR program putting 6,000 life-changing scholarships on the chopping block, dashing the hopes of 6,000 low income kids. Those aren’t just numbers, they’re futures. Tell lawmakers, ‘Don’t cut their lifeline.’”

The ad features Senate President Cameron Henry, who has reportedly expressed support for cutting the program to fund $2,000 stipends for public school teachers.

The Club for Growth, which has backed school choice proposals across the country, launched a six-figure TV, digital, and phone campaign dissuading lawmakers from cutting the program in April. Their first ad featured Governor Landry discussing how his school choice program would give parents more control over the education of their children.

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The Club for Growth has already backed several successful campaigns for school choice measures, including in Tennessee and Indiana. The Trump administration has made school choice a major component of its education policy, with President Donald Trump promising to dismantle the Department of Education and return control of education to the states.