WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) urged U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to give serious consideration to Louisiana’s shipyards, among...
Kennedy announces $479.8 million in disaster aid for Louisiana
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $479,804,729 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana. These grants...
Kennedy and Senate Republican colleagues introduce bill to codify Trump policy blocking visas for religious persecutors
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and six colleagues in introducing the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution...
ICYMI: Kennedy in The Advocate: Cost of living is coming down, but Congress can do more
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in The Advocate explaining how Congress is working to bring down the cost of living for American families. Key excerpts of the op-ed are...
Cost of living is coming down, but Congress can do more
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Advocate on January 23, 2026. It’s a new year, but many Louisianians are still missing the old prices that they were paying before...
Kennedy welcomes the March for Life to Washington: “Thank you so much for standing strong for life”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement to recognize the 2026 March for Life:“I want to welcome the tens of thousands of pro-life...
Kennedy secures $1.05 million to support fire station in Zachary, La.
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $1.05 million in federal funding to support the construction of a fire station in Zachary,...
Kennedy, Moody, colleagues introduce pro-life bill to protect victims, support parental rights
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and seven colleagues in introducing the Child Interstate Abortion Notification...
Kennedy applauds President Trump for standing up to U.K.’s Chagos Islands giveaway
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald Trump’s comments denouncing the United Kingdom’s deal to give away...
Building our way out of our housing crisis
This letter first appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 16, 2026.In “How Mamdani and Cea Weaver Plan to End Private Housing” (Life Science, Jan. 12), Allysia Finley explains how rent...