Federal Level

The Senate has passed Senator John Kennedy’s (R-La.) initiative to establish a Special Inspector General (IG) for Ukraine as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant the Port of New Orleans a total of $73,779,805.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the construction of a new container terminal in St. Bernard Parish along the Mississippi River that is not air-draft restricted.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) will receive an $88,300,000.00 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan for the LA 415 Interconnector Project – Phase 1 (the “Project”).

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) headed to the president’s desk to be signed into law.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today voted on the judicial nominations of Jerry Edwards Jr. to the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and Brandon Long to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. 

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) reintroduced legislation to enhance information-gathering on attacks targeting law enforcement. 

Members of the Louisiana Delegation led by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced a bill to include Lafourche Parish within the boundary of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (ANHA), continuing a commitment to sustain the unique heritage of “America’s Foreign Country.”

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in introducing the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act to close loopholes that would allow commercial companies to offer banking services without oversight from the Federal Reserve.  

Democrats today blocked Senator John Kennedy’s (R-La.) legislation to bolster Louisiana’s shrimp, red snapper and seafood industry and protect American consumers from illegal imports.

The Senate and House have passed Senator John Kennedy’s (R-La.) U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act.