Education Savings Account may be costly

Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, speaking to Rep. Charles Owen in the House Chamber. (Allison Allsop/ Louisiana Illuminator)
Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, speaking to Rep. Charles Owen in the House Chamber. (Allison Allsop/ Louisiana Illuminator)

A proposal that would allow families to steer Louisiana public education dollars to private schools — regardless of their income — is expected to cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, with a wide gap between legislative calculations and a good government group’s projections. As an education savings account bill from Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro, advances through the Legislature, its fi…