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News and press releases from Louisiana United States Senators and Louisiana United States House of Representative District 3.

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Higgins Secures Funding for Louisiana Projects in FY26 Appropriations Bills

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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. 

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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?”

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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...

Radioactive Shrimp Should Not Be on the Menu

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LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter to President Trump requesting a pause on foreign shrimp imports due to reports of...

Higgins Blasts U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Its Failure to Dredge Vermilion River

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) offered and passed an amendment to H.R. 4553, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations...

Kennedy discusses efforts to protect children online with Louisiana singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle

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WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Lauren Daigle, a singer-songwriter, anti-human trafficking activist and Louisiana native,...
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