Louisiana

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today introduced a resolution congratulating Louisiana State University (LSU) quarterback Jayden Daniels on winning the 2023 Heisman Memorial Trophy.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announces that the deadline for executing the public-private partnership (P3) for the Interstate 10 widening project has been extended to February 1, 2024. The project includes a new Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles and Westlake.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that twenty projects around the state received bids in November of 2023.

On the two-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) being signed into law, United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released the following statement and booklet celebrating its success. 

Governor John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana State Civil Service, Woman's Hospital, and local elected officials to announce paid parental leave for all Louisiana state employees.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that twenty-six projects around the state received bids in September and October of 2023.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced the launch of the Statewide Transportation Plan website dedicated to sharing information and seeking public input on transportation needs in Louisiana.

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in response to the Louisiana Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee vote against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s (LADOTD) proposed Public-Private Partnership (P3) to replace the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Cameron Parish will receive $6,078,485.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Hurricane Laura relief.

United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today released a statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Louisiana has made the most progress of any state toward deploying broadband funding secured in Cassidy’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).