Federal Level

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal Activity (Stop Fraud by SOMALIA) Act, which would strengthen federal oversight of child care assistance programs and punish fraudsters. READ MORE ....

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, today voted in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations conference bill ... READ MORE ...

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement marking the passage of his Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives READ MORE ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ....

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 ...

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 ....