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Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor Recognize DOTD with 2024 Love the Boot Award

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Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor announced the winners of the 2024 Love the Boot awards.

Kennedy: Sometimes Washington doesn’t understand real America

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the Senate floor about how informed Louisianians are and how they get their news.

Cassidy, Republican Colleagues Condemn New Biden Administration Rule Strangling U.S. Hydrogen

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United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) today condemned the Biden administration’s new burdensome rule redefining “clean hydrogen,” making it exceedingly difficult for U.S. hydrogen producers to qualify for Section 45V tax credits.

Kennedy, Cassidy Announces $2.4 Million for Louisiana in Hurricane Ida Relief

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $2,447,370.90 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a result of Hurricane Ida.

Landry Announces Appointments to the LSU Board of Supervisors

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Governor Jeff Landry announced his appointments to the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. 

Kennedy condemns Democrat attack on SCOTUS: “I do not believe most of my colleagues think this bill is about ethics.”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) helped block the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023, a Democrat bill that would erode the Supreme Court’s independence, threaten the constitutionally mandated balance of powers and surrender the power of the judicial branch to bureaucrats.

Kennedy details lasting toll of Bidenflation on Louisianians: “It hurts deeply”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the Senate floor to explain how persistent inflation has depleted personal savings accounts and driven many Louisianians into credit card debt.

Kennedy questions CFPB’s Chopra: “How are you entitled to any money?”

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Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking and Appropriation Committees, joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in introducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Accountability Act to bring fiscal accountability to the CFPB.

Higgins’ Bipartisan Homeland Security Bills Pass Committee

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ins (R-LA), chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, passed the Cooperation on Combating Human Smuggling and Trafficking Act and the Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act through the House Homeland Security Committee today.

Cassidy Releases Statement Following Meeting with President Trump

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United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued a statement following his meeting with the Senate Republican Conference and former President Donald Trump.
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