Louisiana

In 2024, during the Second Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Senator Blake Miguez from District 22 sponsored Senate Bill 1 (SB-1), also known as the Constitutional Carry Bill.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Louisiana’s 3rd District will receive $40,400,000 in Community Project Funding through H. Res. 1061, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Governor Jeff Landry fulfilled his promise to bring change to our criminal justice system, make our communities safer, and prioritize transparency.

Today, Governor Jeff Landry signed eleven bills that were sent to his desk by the Legislature during the Special Session on crime. 

Senators John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today announced $1,480,988 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid.

Governor Jeff Landry signed SB7 today in a signing ceremony. The bill, one of many to make it out of the second special session, will protect lives by discouraging repeat DWI offenses.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that seventeen projects around the state received bids in February. Ten contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $56.3 million.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. will receive $8,352,875.70 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for permanent repairs to the Michigan-Wisconsin Substation as a result of Hurricane Laura.

Governor Jeff Landry announced new appointments to serve on the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, the Ernest N. Morial – New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority, the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL), the Parish Boards of Election Supervisors, and the State Board of Commerce and Industry.

Governor Jeff Landry issued the following statement following the close of his second special session on crime.