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...
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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...
Higgins: “The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with Israel”
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the United States officially opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem today."The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with...
Breaux Bridge Student Wins Congressional Art Competition
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Anna Wright, a junior from Breaux Bridge High School in St. Martin Parish, is the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana's 3rd...
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 Commends Trump’s Decision on Iran Deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended President Trump for announcing that the United States will withdraw from the Obama administration's Iran nuclear deal."The Iran nuclear...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 Questions DHS Sec. Nielsen about Illegal Immigration
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 Sends Letter to Facebook Regarding Fake News Targeting Social Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent the following letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, expressing concerns over a recent Facebook post spreading false information about the...
LA-03: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative
Find a location in your home parish below or search by zip code here: https://takebackday.dea.gov/.ACADIA PARISHCHURCH POINT: The Church Point Police Department and the Town of Church Point Warrants...
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...
Congressman visits Lafayette food bank
Congressman Clay Higgins visited Lafayette to learn more about hunger affecting people in the district. He met with Second Harvest Food Bank staff and toured their facility.The organization provides...
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...