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DaVita Dialysis has an act that they are working on to get passed through legislation they invited U.S. Representative Mike Johnson to see the day to day operations.
Patients living with kidney failure have to schedule their life around dialysis and doctor appointments.
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson said Tuesday that the nation's leaders must speak out against the racism and hatred seen 10 days ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, calling it not "who we are as Americans."
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced two grants totaling $775,000 will be awarded to the Shreveport Airport Authority.
The grants will provide federal funding for the Shreveport Regional Airport associated with Shreveport, Louisiana.
Big money is coming to the Shreveport Airport Authority.
The U.S. Transportation Department is handing over two grants totaling $775-thousand.
$520-thousand will be used to build an 800 foot runway extension at Shreveport Regional Airport.
Strengthening the military. That's one of the primary agenda items republicans in Washington are working on, says Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson.
Johnson held a town hall in Mansfield on Friday. One key item he mentioned is government's effort to beef up the U.S, military.
He says congress approved a hefty increase in military funding, something he says is much needed.
On behalf of the members and board of directors of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, I want to thank the members of the North Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) MPO Transportation Policy Committee and its board of directors for their vote to select Alternative Route 1 as the locally preferred alternative for the I-49 inner-city connector.
Seven lawmakers on Monday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether a Swiss bank is illegally blocking the transfer of restitution funds for victims of the second-largest Ponzi scheme in United States history.