Louisiana

Governor Jeff Landry announced the appointment of Joseph F. Toomy as the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and Roderick Clark as the President of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.  

Governor Jeff Landry announced that Jay Grymes will be the new State Climatologist. Under this new agreement, GOHSEP and LSU have entered into a partnership.

Louisiana will require Medicaid and private health insurance plans to cover menopause and perimenopause treatment.

Senators John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Bill Cassidy (R-La), and Representative Clay Higgins of Louisiana today announced $1,223,795 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant Louisiana $2,640,002.00 to improve local airports from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

SLEMCO has announced that the temporary 24-month storm rider for Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida, which has been on your bill since August 2022, will be removed from your SLEMCO bill starting from your July 2024 billing period.

Senators John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced $2,193,546 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) released a statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval for Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass II LNG Project (CP2), a natural gas liquefaction export terminal in Cameron Parish.

Transplant recipients from throughout the state of Louisiana will participate in the 2024 Transplant Games of America (TGA) in Birmingham, Alabama, on July 5th through 10th, 2024.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced former Congressman Dr. Ralph Abraham will be Louisiana’s first-ever surgeon general after serving as the Louisiana Department of Health secretary for six months.