WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,152,160 in grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to...
ICYMI: AIM Act will defend Louisiana jobs, environment
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) authored this op-ed, originally published in the “10/12 Industry Report” on February 9, 2021. Below are key excerpts from the article,...
AIM Act will defend Louisiana jobs, environment
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the 10/12 Industry Report on Feb. 9, 2021. Bipartisanship, like common sense, is rare in Washington, D.C. But every now and...
Senate Democrats block Kennedy amendment to exclude rioters from SBA assistance
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted today on Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment to ensure that Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance cannot go to individuals found guilty of felony or...
Kennedy, Daines, colleagues send pro-life letter to Schumer
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Pro-life Caucus, today joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and colleagues in a letter to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)...
Louisiana wins thanks to an FCC reversal
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in the Bossier Press-Tribune on Feb. 3, 2021. If you discovered someone had been squatting in your house for years, you would...
ICYMI: Senator Kennedy honors WBRZ’s Pat Shingleton on Senate floor
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor honoring Pat Shingleton, who announced his retirement after reporting the weather for more than 40 years for...
Louisiana starts 2021 with $1.3 billion less in debt for its levees
This op-ed by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) first appeared in The Advocate on Feb. 1, 2021. Our state sees more than its fair share of natural disasters.After Hurricane Katrina broke our...
Kennedy announces $2.3 million for Mandeville elevation projects
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced $2,270,808 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for four elevation projects in Mandeville, La.“With the...
Kennedy, senators request meeting with President Biden on actions targeting energy workers
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and 24 of his colleagues to write to President Joe Biden protesting his recent actions targeting energy industry jobs...