All four amendments failed by a nearly 60-40 margin. The highest profile of the amendments, Amendment 2, which would have rewritten the tax-and-spend section of the Louisiana Constitution, died when 62 percent of voters said “no.

The defeat of Amendment 2, a sprawling revision of the section of the constitution that deals with state taxes and budgeting, was a loss for Gov. Jeff Landry, who had stumped across the state in support of the change.

In a stunning rejection of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, Louisiana voters turned down all four of his constitutional amendments Saturday, including the governor’s plan to overhaul