President Joe Biden on Monday approved a request by Gov. John Bel Edwards to increase the federal cost-share for FEMA public assistance programs in response to Hurricane Laura from 75 to 90...
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‘The Worst of Times’: Biden’s Keystone XL Cancellation Means Job Losses and a Host of Other Problems
The Biden administration's recent cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline has shaken an entire industry and may cost thousands of workers their jobs. Some of those workers are already facing sudden...
Democrats Consider Piecemeal Approach to Immigration Bills
Democrats in Congress and progressive advocates are coalescing around a strategy to try to pass immigration bills piecemeal, as the Biden administration looks for ways to enact a pathway to...
Louisiana Congressman Higgins Takes On Biden’s Energy Policy
Louisiana 3rd District Congressman Clay Higgins met with reporters and offered his thoughts on a variety of subjects yesterday. Among the topics, Higgins discussed were the ongoing debates in...
Higgins cosponsors legislation to block Biden’s energy policies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring three pieces of legislation that would protect Louisiana energy jobs, block President Biden's ability to ban new energy leases on...
Higgins: Biden’s assault on oil and gas industry threatens jobs, energy security
The Biden administration wasted no time launching a full-scale assault on the oil and gas industry. Through executive decree, President Biden is enacting job-killing energy policies that send...
UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE FEDERAL BOOST COULD BE BIG BOOST FOR PORT OF MORGAN CITY
Rivers rise and rivers fall, and so do the fortunes of the people whose job it is to keep commercially important waterways open.One example: Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond "Mac" Wade...
Why Louisiana energy experts anticipate job loss, high energy costs amid Biden oil regulations
President Joe Biden has put his team to work reviewing dozens of actions taken by former President Donald Trump, aiming to reverse orders that he says harm the environment or endanger public...
Louisiana lawmakers disapprove halting Keystone pipeline
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- Just hours into his new role as the 46th president of the United States, President Joe Biden wasted no time getting to work.He signed off on executive orders including...
Teche Action Clinic Gets Funding for Hypertension Treatment
Teche Action Clinic has received supplemental funding totaling more than $130,000 to treat patients with hypertension. The $132,480 in funding was announced in a release Tuesday from the office of...
Funding Announced for Dredging Projects & Community Health Centers in Acadiana
U.S. Representative Clay Higgins, who represents most of Acadiana in Congress, has announced federal funds that are being made available for dredging and waterway projects, as well as community...
Higgins Says He’ll Vote Against Impeachment
St. Mary Parish's representative in Congress said Tuesday that he plans to vote against impeaching President Donald Trump after last week's protest against the certification of presidential electors...
Bill to Boost CBP’s Synthetic Opioid-Detecting Tech Awaits President’s Signature
Legislation directing the Homeland Security Department to gauge and ultimately help advance the technology federal agents use to detect and seize illicit drugs at America's entry points is on its...
Funding to expand rural internet announced
WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins announced today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will award more than $342 million for rural broadband expansion in Louisiana.The investment...
Higgins: America Should Vigorously Protect the Supreme Court
It has been 151 years since the number of justices on the Supreme Court was last altered. However, some are now threatening to impose a court-packing scheme that would destroy all credibility for...
Louisiana residents face tough road to recovery with coronavirus restrictions after Hurricane Laura
The city of Lake Charles, La., already grappling with challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, now must tackle the devastation caused by Hurricane Laura."The amount of damage was catastrophic,"...
Higgins Discusses Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts with KPLC
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We spoke with US Congressman Clay Higgins this morning about what he's seen in regards to what's being done on a national level to help with recovery.Watch the interview...
Louisiana Lawmakers ask for more federal aid in Laura recovery
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Weeks after Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana and left a path of devastation, Louisiana lawmakers are calling on the federal government for more assistance. With extensive damage...
Higgins: The Radical Left’s War on Police Must End
As Democrats hold their nominating convention, America is reminded just how far left the Democratic Party has moved. The radical left has become the Democratic mainstream. Extreme policies like...
Shoreline Protection Project in Vermilion Parish Receives Funding
A shoreline protection project in Vermilion Parish has received funding for design, permitting and construction.The Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project will receive $508,037 in funding from the...