Louisiana

Today, Governor Jeff Landry joined Governor Greg Abbott (TX) and twelve fellow governors in Eagle Pass, Texas.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a statement after the Louisiana Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee approved a plan to build a new I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana with $150 million from Cassidy’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), the ranking member of the Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations, penned this op-ed in The Wall Street Journal to explain why the Biden administration’s pause on new and pending liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits will hurt America and our allies.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will build one of the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines in partnership with Louisiana State University (LSU).

 United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce will allocate $27,152,411.00 appropriated by Congress for fishery disasters to support Louisiana fisheries, seafood industries, and fishing communities affected by disasters between 2017 and 2022.

At the Committee of 100 Breakfast, Governor Jeff Landry announced that Susan Bonnett Bourgeois will serve as the Department of Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Secretary. 

Governor Jeff Landry marked the close of the special legislative session on court-ordered congressional redistricting.

Governor Jeff Landry joined 15 other Republican governors to urge President Biden to change course on his Administration’s overreaching mandate that two out of every three vehicles be battery-electric by 2032.

Governor Jeff Landry announced his appointments to serve on the Louisiana State Racing Commission, Board of Regents, Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, and the Board of Tax Appeals.

United States Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced legislation to designate the Post Office located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd. in New Orleans, Louisiana as the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office.”