Federal Level

Kennedy delivers $284.7 million for Louisiana special projects in package of three spending bills

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, secured a total of $284.7 million for special projects in Louisiana in a package of three Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 spending bills today passed by the U.S. Senate. READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Cassidy, Gulf colleagues to NOAA: Help block cartels from profiting off red snapper illegally caught in Gulf of America

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and eight colleagues from states bordering the Gulf of America in urging Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Neil Jacobs to ensure that illegally-harvested red snapper from Mexican fishing operations are not sold in American markets. READ MORE ...

U.S. House of Representatives passes Kennedy, Peters, Wyden bill to end government payments to deceased Americans

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.)’s Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act ... READ MORE ...

Higgins Secures Funding for Louisiana Projects in FY26 Appropriations Bills

WASHINGTON (January 9, 2026) - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced the recent House passage of funding for 11 community projects in Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional...

Higgins Leads LA Delegation in Effort to Name Lafayette VA Clinic After Local Veteran Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. 

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation introduced legislation to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Lafayette, LA, as the “Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic.” READ MORE ....

Kennedy to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Study unsportsmanlike crop practices slashing duck migration to Louisiana

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today called on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Brian Nesvik to study the impact of unfair “legal baiting” on duck migration. READ MORE ...

Cassidy Secures Over $19.5 Million to Improve Louisiana Roadway Safety

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $19,517,973 in federal funding from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. READ MORE ....

Constituent Services Report – Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA)

My offices in Louisiana and Washington D.C. are staffed with Patriots dedicated to serving you. Since 2017, we have resolved over 11,000 cases for constituents. We are here to advocate for you, and my team stands ready to assist with federal matters. READ MORE ...

Kennedy, Cassidy to grocery chains: Gulf shrimp is safer than foreign imports

WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to the United States’ largest grocery stores advocating for the sale of...

Kennedy urges Senate to block owl-killing rule: “Who appointed them God?”

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called on the Senate to block a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to kill roughly 453,000 North...
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