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News, press releases, press conferences, and opinions from the United States Louisiana Senators and Representative District 3, Louisiana Governor, Louisiana State Senators representing Districts 22 and 23, and Louisiana State Representatives representing Districts 43 and 49.

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Kennedy calls on Biden admin to end burdensome regulations destroying energy production in the Gulf

Newsroom - May 2, 2024 8:52 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and colleagues in urging the Biden administration’s Commerce and Interior Departments not to move forward with proposed regulations that would destroy offshore energy production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Governor Holds Bill Signing on SB 255

Karen Lagrange Cox - May 2, 2024 8:20 am

Governor Jeff Landry held a bill signing in his office in the Capitol. He signed Senator Cleo Fields bill, Senate Bill (SB) 255.

Governor Issues Statement Following the Clearing of Unlawful Tulane Protests

Newsroom - May 2, 2024 8:14 am

Governor Jeff Landry and the Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges issued the following statements following law enforcement’s clearing of the unlawful protests on Tulane’s campus.

Higgins Fights for Freedom in Government Contracts, Introduces Resolution to Overturn Biden Rule on Labor Unions

Newsroom - May 1, 2024 8:19 am

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in response to the Biden administration’s regulation of federal construction contracts that requires the use of unionized labor for large-scale projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies.

Kennedy, Markey, Cruz Celebrate Bipartisan Support for Protecting AM Radio

Newsroom - May 1, 2024 8:15 am

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) in announcing that the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now has support from more than sixty members of the Senate.

Cassidy, Warren, Blumenthal Request Answers from Homeland Security on Ransomware Attacks Against U.S. Health Care System

Newsroom - May 1, 2024 8:12 am

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) requested answers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on its efforts to protect the American health care system from ongoing ransomware attacks.

Cassidy, Cramer, Colleagues Highlight NPR Bias, Urge Journalist Integrity

Newsroom - April 30, 2024 7:48 am

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) highlighted their deep concerns regarding NPR’s national leadership.

Cassidy: China is Rapidly Expanding Its Influence in Our Backyard

Newsroom - April 30, 2024 7:39 am

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) and U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-FL-27) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) penned an op-ed in Fox News Digital discussing their Americas Act which aims to refocus U.S. policy on Latin America.

Higgins Issues Statement on Louisiana’s Title IX Lawsuit

Newsroom - April 30, 2024 7:26 am

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s revised Title IX rules, which impose radical gender ideology on public schools.

Governor Landry’s Conference with Attorney General Liz Murrill Regarding Title IX – April 29, 2024

Newsroom - April 29, 2024 2:22 pm

Governor Landry's Conference with Attorney General Liz Murrill Regarding Title IX - April 29, 2024

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