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Governor Landry Announces Secretary of the Department of LA Economic Development

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At the Committee of 100 Breakfast, Governor Jeff Landry announced that Susan Bonnett Bourgeois will serve as the Department of Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Secretary. 

Cassidy Announces $3.1 Million for Iberia Parish Infrastructure, Builds on Existing Infrastructure

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that the Sewerage District No.1 of Iberia Parish will receive $3,100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Commerce for wastewater infrastructure.

Cassidy, Senate Republications Blast Biden Administration for Playing Politics with U.S. Energy

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led 25 Republican colleagues in blasting the Biden administration for pausing all pending non-FTA export permit applications at the behest of the radical climate lobby.

Landry’s First Special Session Concludes

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Governor Jeff Landry marked the close of the special legislative session on court-ordered congressional redistricting.

Governor Landry Joins Republican Governors to Urge Biden to Change Course on Overreaching Electric Vehicle Mandates

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Governor Jeff Landry joined 15 other Republican governors to urge President Biden to change course on his Administration’s overreaching mandate that two out of every three vehicles be battery-electric by 2032.

Governor Landry Announces New Appointments to Boards and Commissions

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Governor Jeff Landry announced his appointments to serve on the Louisiana State Racing Commission, Board of Regents, Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, and the Board of Tax Appeals.

Kennedy on NOLA Sewage Board: “Model of inefficiency”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today raised concerns regarding the Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans’ inefficiency and failure to protect Louisianians’ homes and businesses from flood damage.

Kennedy on Risk Rating 2.0: “FEMA lied”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke in the Senate Banking Committee about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Risk Rating 2.0 program, which has dramatically raised flood insurance premiums for Louisianians.

Cassidy, Hagerly, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Counting of Illegal Immigrants in Determining Electoral College Vote and Congressional District Apportionment

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and his Republican colleagues introduced the Equal Representation Act, legislation to ensure that only legal citizens are factored into the count for Congressional districts and the Electoral College map that determines presidential elections.

Kennedy, Crapo, Cruz, bicameral group of lawmakers call for Biden admin to withdraw EV mandate

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and a bicameral group of 113 other lawmakers in urging the Biden administration’s U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to withdrawal its proposed rule regarding Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks.
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