Congressman Clay Higgins will host a veterans workshop in Crowley on May 29 to help veterans with questions and casework regarding a variety of benefits. Representatives from the New Orleans VA...
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Higgins Calls on House to Protect Louisiana Sugar Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) spoke on the House floor today, urging his colleagues to protect American sugar farmers and farm families in the 2018 Farm Bill.Congressman...
Higgins Pushes School Safety on House Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 5242, the School Resource Officer Assessment Act. The bill is the first of Congressman Higgins' two...
Higgins: “We must prioritize veterans over bureaucracy”
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5674, the VA MISSION Act, which streamlines and expands several VA programs. Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is a cosponsor of this legislation. The VA...
Higgins’ School Safety Bill Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Higgins' bill, H.R. 5242 the School Resource Officer Assessment Act, today during National Police Week. The bill directs the...
Daily Review: Port to Get $28M More in Dredging Funds
Dredging funds keep flowing in to the Port of Morgan City.Just three months after learning that the port's annual funds to dredge its waterways will double in 2019, port leaders learned they will...
Higgins Introduces Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 5693, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, which increases choice and expands access to consolidated home health services at...
Higgins Announces Corps Funding for Louisiana Projects
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) after announcing that it is releasing over $141 million in funds for projects in Louisiana's 3rd District, part of...
School Security focus of Higgins’ Proposals
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins recently submitted two bills to Congress that would change the landscape of school security for the country's 95,230 public schools.House Resolution 5242 calls for collecting...
Higgins hosts roundtable on school safety
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) hosted a school safety roundtable today with representatives from school districts and law enforcement agencies across Louisiana's 3rd District.School superintendents...
Congressman Clay Higgins on school safety
Higgins spoke with KPLC to preview a meeting on school safety Tuesday in Lafayette."It's apart of the national narrative as it should be," Higgins said.Higgins said he'll be taking a step back, and...
Higgins Praises $82M in GOMESA Revenue for Louisiana
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) praised U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's presentation of $188 million in GOMESA revenue-sharing funds to Gulf states, including $82 million to Louisiana. The...
Higgins Questions DHS Sec. Nielsen about Illegal Immigration
Higgins Votes for FAA Reauthorization, Helps Secure Pro-Louisiana Amendments
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which provides a 5-year reauthorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and includes...
Higgins, Delegation Urge FERC to Approve Driftwood LNG Permits
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and other members of the Louisiana congressional delegation sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Kevin McIntyre, urging FERC to...
American Press: Great News for LA Families
For Louisiana's Entergy customers, it's going to be a very nice summer.Entergy Louisiana has announced that it will be dropping its rates by 5 percent, starting in May. The first of the reductions...
Business seeing the effects of Trump’s tax cuts and job act
The corporate tax rate slashed from 35 percent to 21 percent, but are any of those tax savings businesses are getting being passed on to customers?Entergy Louisiana customers can expect an average...
Higgins Commends Entergy Louisiana’s Decision to Lower Rates as Result of Historic Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Entergy Louisiana's announcement that they will return millions in tax savings to Louisiana customers after the Louisiana Public Service...
Rates going down next month for Entergy customers; see why, how much to expect
Homes that buy their electricity from Entergy Louisiana will see their monthly bills drop nearly 5 percent starting with the May invoice coming out in the next two weeks.It's part of a write-off of...
Op-Ed: Tax Reform Works
April 17, 2018, marks the last time that Americans will file their taxes under the old federal tax code. For the first time in more than 30 years, America will do business under a fairer, simpler...