Kennedy outlines the storms that have devastated Louisiana and the nearly $150 billion in damages they caused in just 13 months.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on the Senate...
Kennedy, Cassidy, Menendez oppose FEMA plan to hike Louisianians’ flood insurance costs
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and fellow senators in calling on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator...
Kennedy, Edwards meet with Senate leadership on disaster relief for Louisiana
Kennedy and Edwards meet with Collins, ranking member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and...
Kennedy questions AT&T network after failure during Hurricane Ida
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today wrote to AT&T Chief Executive Officer John Stankey condemning AT&T’s failure to maintain its network in Louisiana when Hurricane Ida...
Kennedy, Cortez Masto introduce legislation to help Louisianians recover from natural disasters
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) in introducing the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act to provide relief for taxpayers in states...
Kennedy requests FEMA extend Critical Needs Assistance program deadline
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Bennett Criswell to extend the September 12th deadline of...
Kennedy meets with hurricane victims, delivers supplies in Houma, Thibodaux, LaPlace
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) traveled to Houma, Thibodaux and LaPlace to visit with and deliver supplies to victims of Hurricane Ida. Kennedy also met with local officials and...
Kennedy, Louisiana delegation write letter asking for Louisiana disaster relief funding
BATON ROUGE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), together with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.), Julia...
Kennedy asks FEMA to explain plan to raise flood insurance rates
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today asked Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration Resilience at the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Kennedy, Menendez offer amendment to reform National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced an amendment that will tackle problems with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), ensure the program’s...