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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) will host a joint town hall with Rep. Ralph Abraham (LA-05) in Leesville on Friday, June 14, 2019. This event is open to the press. Please contactAinsley Holyfield if you plan to attend.
WHERE:
Leesville City Hall
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced four grants will be awarded to the cities of Leesville and Minden and Allen and Beauregard Parishes for airport improvements and updates.
CITY OF LEESVILLE
Who: Leesville Airport
Washington – Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) office will host satellite office hours in Vernon, Sabine, Bossier and Beauregard Parishes. We encourage members of the community to stop by if they are in need of assistance with federal agencies.
Vernon Satellite Office Hours
WHERE:
Rosepine City Hall
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) sent a letter to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) requesting quick review of the Cultural Resources Survey for the I-49 Inner City Connector in Shreveport.
WASHINGTON – Shreveport native Cal Alexander has advanced to the final round of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. At the time of this release, Cal remained one of only 40 spellers left in the running for the title of champion. More than 550 competitors started in the on-stage preliminaries on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the city of Shreveport will receive $54,472 to develop a mobile application and web portal in order to increase system efficiency and scheduling between health care providers and transit agencies.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) introduced a resolution to expose the Socialist policies of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal and to prove that fully implementing the proposal is clearly impossible.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) reintroduced the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act (PACE Act) to close a court-created loophole that allows child predators to escape punishment on a technicality.
JOHNSON RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement regarding the groundbreaking of the I-20/I-220 Barksdale Air Force Base Interchange Project which will create a new access road extending south from the interstate interchange into the base:
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WASHINGTON – The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) has announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students.
The debate on whether the phrase "so help me God" should remain in the oath taken when testifying before Congress continued last week in the wake of Louisiana GOP Congressman Mike Johnson becoming an unofficial watchdog protecting the language.
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The office of U.S. Congressman Mike Johnson, R-LA, is seeking entries for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide, visual art contest for high school students.
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