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The tax bill that won passage this week in Congress has provisions that members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation say specifically benefit Louisiana. “Disaster tax relief is huge,” Sen. Bill Cassidy said Thursday in an interview. That relief includes a provision allowing victims of the 2016 south Louisiana floods to amend their tax return for that year to deduct… Read more »

Several major companies are announcing Thursday morning that they plan to boost employee pay and bonuses in wake of federal tax law changes. According to the Washington Post, 20 of the largest companies in the Fortune 500 are admitting some of the extra money saved from the tax break will likely go to shareholders via higher dividends. Other popular plans include buying and paying… Read more »

 Sen. Bill Cassidy led Louisiana’s Congressional delegation in a successful big to save the Federal Historic Tax Credit as Republicans pushed their signature tax bill through Congress. The tax credit has spurred more than $2.5 billion on private investment over the past 15 years nationally and created more than 38,000 jobs in Louisiana during that same time period, according… Read more »

The first major revision of the nation’s tax code in more than 30 years is on its way to President Trump’s desk for his signature today after the House of Representatives gave final approval with a 224-201 vote. Rep. Mike Johnson, Dist. 4, released the following statement upon the final passage of tax reform legislation: “After years of oppressive tax policies… Read more »

Reps. Mike Johnson, R-La., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, attend a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday on the Justice Department’s investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. The hearing featured testimony by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Read more »

Congressman Mike Johnson hosted a town hall today in Evangeline Parish the last of his initiative to give the public a chance to voice their concerns.  Johnson was taking on his 19 and final town hall this year, tackling a campaign promise he made to his constituents. Those who attended were able to voice their concerns and give Johnson the chance to respond and take those concerns… Read more »

It appears the Obama Administration weaponized the Federal Bureau of Investigation just like they weaponized the Internal Revenue Service. The Obama administration used government agencies to wage a covert war on their political enemies. This is an all-out war. We have a growing mountain of evidence to suggest the FBI was attempting to overthrow a duly elected president. We have… Read more »

Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson joined Acadiana's Morning News to discuss the GOP tax plan and the newly-formed Honor and Civility Caucus in Washington. Read more »

President Trump has signed a bill that will boost Barksdale, Fort Polk and Belle Chasse in Louisiana as well as give America's military families pay raises. The National Defense Authorization Act will give Barksdale's B-52s a modern makeover, protect Fort Polk from the base closure list and and keep Belle Chasse's F-15 fighters on guard for the Gulf Coast. Trump said the bill… Read more »

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Vernon Parish resident Nina Todd still relives the day she was told her daughter had committed suicide last December. Amanda Brailer was 35-years-old and a mother of two. "When I see a flag, the last flag I saw was on her casket," Todd said. As Todd sat on a quilt at Hodges Gardens, a place her daughter enjoyed visiting, she looked through a stack of family… Read more »