Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Consolidated Government will receive $1,250,000 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hazard mitigation...
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Lawmakers want to rename Lake Charles VA Clinic after Medal of Honor recipient
Legislation to rename the Lake Charles Community-Based Outpatient Clinic after a U.S. Army first lieutenant from Kinder has been introduced by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy, and U.S....
Higgins, Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Legislation to Rename Lake Charles VA Clinic After Medal of Honor Recipient Douglas Fournet
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced legislation to rename the Lake Charles Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)...
Rep. Clay Higgins Wants to Drug Test Congress
Rep. Clay Higgins has an idea for how to get Congress to clean up its act: random drug screenings."I have observed some behavior that would cause one to wonder," the Louisiana Republican told the...
Higgins Commends FERC for Issuing EIS on Driftwood LNG Project
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Driftwood LNG...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Drug Test Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H. Con. Res. 135, the Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act, which enacts random drug screenings for members of the U.S. House of...
Water Infrastructure Bill Includes Higgins’ Pro-Louisiana Amendments
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass the House Amendment to S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) projects that improve...
Congressman Higgins Announces $9.9M for Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Migratory Bird Commission, chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, will award $9,928,536 in conservation funding to the Bayou...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Cut Wasteful Government Printing
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H.R. 6708, the Preventing Additional Printing of Electronic Records (PAPER) Act, which eliminates the mandatory, daily printing and hand-delivery of the...
Higgins Surveys Water Infrastructure in South Louisiana
Congressman Higgins Votes to Expand LNG Exports
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of H.R. 4606, the Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The legislation allows for...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Grant for Calcasieu Parish
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury will receive $3,364,520 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hazard mitigation...
Sandbag Locations for Tropical Storm Gordon
ACADIA PARISH The Acadia Parish Police Jury will begin offering sandbags to residents in the parish beginning today.All parish barns will be open for sandbagging today from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm....
Higgins keeps focus on serving
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is aware of the upcoming Nov. 6 election to retain his 3rd District seat, but he said he remains focused on "working and serving."Higgins, R-Port Barre, told the American...
Rep. Higgins: Trump, America winning trade war
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said the majority of Louisiana workers and businessmen and women are pledging patience during the trade wars because they believe President Donald Trump and America will...
Congressman Higgins Surveys Water Infrastructure in Southwest Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently joined officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a joint aerial mission to observe the USACE's...
Louisiana’s Business, Legal Climate Holding State Back
Given the rate at which oil prices have risen over the last year, economic theory tells us that Louisiana's oil and gas industry should be rising as well. However, this has not been the case. Other...
HIGGINS: SEAFOOD BILL WOULD HELP LA. FISHERMEN
Along with agriculture and oil and gas, the seafood industry is an important economic driver for south Louisiana.U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, whose 3rd Congressional District covers St. Mary and St....
Abbeville Meridional: Higgins talks Border Wall, Tariffs, and Immigration
Border security, immigration and the effects of tariffs have been hot-button topics throughout the nation.As far as U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is concerned, important details of those subjects are...
House Passes Higgins’ Long-Term Care Bill for Veterans
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, which expands access to Medical Foster Homes (MFH) and...