Louisiana

he Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) received word on Thursday that its request for $210 million in additional federal highway funding was approved due to successfully obligating the full amount of its federal funding during the 2022-2023 federal fiscal year.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that 11 projects around the state received bids in August. Ten contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $70 million.

No one is exempt from the possibility of having physical or mental disabilities, not even Superman, by way of actor Christopher Reeve.

Due to the extremely dry conditions statewide and the concern over first responder safety in these dangerously high temperatures, State Fire Marshal Dan Wallis, along with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, has issued a statewide cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced today that it will begin issuing special permits to vehicles transporting hay during the current gubernatorially declared drought emergency. § RS 32:387 (6) grants the DOTD Secretary the authority to issue special permits to vehicles transporting hay due to a disaster or emergency.

Senators John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the bipartisan Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act to address the lack of broadband Internet and other emerging information technology resources in rural areas by improving Small Business Administration (SBA) programs.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that fifty-six projects around the state received bids in June and July.

A recent investigation has highlighted Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) work to make hospital prices clear to patients before they pursue treatment.

Due to the extremely dry conditions statewide and the concern over first responder safety in these dangerously high temperatures, State Fire Marshal Dan Wallis, along with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, has issued a statewide cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602.

The United States Senate has passed an anti-fentanyl trafficking bill that Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, helped champion.