Federal Level

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $13,901,725.53 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $8,352,876 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid. 

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) and Governor Jeff Landry penned this op-ed in The Shreveport Times to explain how soft-on-crime policies have harmed Louisiana residents.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Representative.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Barrasso, M.D. (R-WY) introduced the LNG Security Act.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Colette Peters, the director of the Bureau of Prisons, about the recidivism rate associated with criminals released under the First Step Act.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) spoke on the Senate floor against the radical medicalization of children who experience gender confusion. Kennedy explained that most children will outgrow gender confusion and condemned the activists who pressure parents into responding to often temporary gender confusion by subjecting their children to harmful drugs and surgeries.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement on Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to retire as minority leader in November.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to ease access to supplemental oxygen for Medicare beneficiaries.