WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, secured a total of $284.7...
Kennedy, Cassidy, Gulf colleagues to NOAA: Help block cartels from profiting off red snapper illegally caught in Gulf of America
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and eight colleagues from states bordering the Gulf of America in urging Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and...
Kennedy, Cassidy to grocery chains: Gulf shrimp is safer than foreign imports
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to the United States’ largest grocery stores advocating for the sale of shrimp from the Gulf of America rather than...
Kennedy to HHS: Fight foreign shrimp imports that hurt Louisiana and threaten Americans’ health
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging his department to work with its partners to prevent...
Kennedy, Coons introduce resolution celebrating wildlife, Louisiana wetlands
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced a bill designating Oct. 13 through 19 as National Wildlife Refuge Week. The resolution praises the benefits of...
Senate passes Kennedy, Heinrich bill to reauthorize funding to preserve Louisiana’s wetlands
WASHINGTON – The Senate passed Sens. John Kennedy and Martin Heinrich’s (D-N.M.) North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) as part of the America’s Conservation Enhancement...
Kennedy, Heinrich introduce bipartisan bill to protect Louisiana’s wetlands
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and colleagues in introducing the bipartisan North American...
Kennedy, Hyde-Smith claim victory for U.S. catfish producers as Biden admin reverses antidumping order
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues in claiming victory for U.S. catfish producers after the Biden administration’s Commerce...
Kennedy introduces CRAWDAD Act to support Louisiana jobs, culture
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act. The bill...
Kennedy announces $14.8 million for coastal restoration projects in Terrebonne, Plaquemines Parishes
WASHINGTON—Sen. John Kennedy today announced $14.8 million in grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for coastal restoration projects in Louisiana. The National Fish and Wildlife...