Louisiana

On Friday afternoon, Senator Cassidy awarded grants totaling over $52 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to municipalities and gas utility districts seeking to replace aging natural gas infrastructure with new pipelines.

The annual final 2023 water grades for 951 community water systems across Louisiana were released by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).

 This week, the Louisiana Legislature passed Senate Bill 60, which provides for universal recognition of occupational licenses throughout Louisiana.

This notice is to inform the public that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Public Transit Section, is accepting applications for the FTA (Federal Transit Administration) grant programs.

The Senate passed Senators John Kennedy and Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) as part of the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted his request and included crawfish in the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP).

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry Holds Signing on Insurance Bills

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) today confirmed with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that the National Center of Excellence for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Safety will be located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Governor Jeff Landry held a bill signing in his office in the Capitol. He signed Senator Cleo Fields bill, Senate Bill (SB) 255.

Governor Jeff Landry and the Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges issued the following statements following law enforcement’s clearing of the unlawful protests on Tulane’s campus.