WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday introduced the Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019, which would establish a...
Sen. Kennedy Announces $9.8 Million Grant for Ascension Parish School Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced a $9.8 million FEMA grant to replace the interior contents of several Ascension Parish schools that were damaged by flooding in...
Bipartisan Artist Copyright Protection Legislation, the CASE Act, Passes in Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced today that the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance their...
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy: Flood Insurance Reform Bill Protects Louisiana Homeowners From Fraudulent Contractors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced an important provision in the bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform (NFIP Re) Act that will...
Sen. Kennedy Announces Advancement Of Legislation That Will Create More Louisiana Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced that the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced his legislation to remove the red tape from small-scale LNG...
Sen. Kennedy Questions Facebook Executive on Its Proposed Cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) questioned David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s new digital currency program Libra, in today’s Senate Banking Committee hearing.In June, Facebook...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $1 Million Grant For Lake Charles Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) announced today a $1 million grant for improvements at Lake Charles Regional Airport.This grant will fund two new passenger loading bridges to help...
Sen. Kennedy Asks Agriculture Secretary Perdue To Stop Threatening Thousands of Louisiana Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue in a letter that he will block the confirmation of department nominees until the...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Announces $4 Million Grant For Administering Childhood Immunizations in Louisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, announced today a $4 million...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Issues Statement on Passage of Defense Spending Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) issued the following statement today on the Senate passage of fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86-8:“This defense...