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Much has been said in recent months, if not days, about the aggressive agendas of hostile foreign actors to undermine our nation’s democratic processes. The American people are rightfully concerned about these subversive efforts to taint our public policy and our elections, and Congress must do all it can to address the issue. It has been almost 70 years since Congress first… Read more »

Washington lobbyists who represent foreign powers have taken comfort for decades in the fact that the Justice Department rarely goes after them for potentially breaking the law. That all changed on Monday. The news of Tony Podesta’s resignation from his namesake firm and indictment of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates sent K Street scrambling, as lobbyists rushed to make sure… Read more »

A day after former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was indicted on charges that included failing to register as a foreign agent, a top Senate Republican introduced legislation Tuesday intended to stiffen enforcement of federal rules for foreign lobbyists. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to propose… Read more »

With the backdrop of two members of President Donald Trump's campaign team facing indictments, in part from violations of the FARA violations, Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson and Republican Senator Chuck Grassley have introduced today legislation intended to reduce loopholes, strengthening reporting requirements and other safeguards. Here is the press release from Congressman Mike… Read more »

House Judiciary Committee Member Mike Johnson (R-Benton) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today introduced legislation to improve transparency and accountability of agents working on behalf of foreign principals to influence American policy. The Disclosing Foreign Influence Act corrects longstanding loopholes exploited by lobbyists of foreign entities to conceal their… Read more »

The Delta Regional Authority announced this week that it will invest over $50,000 in the Greater Beauregard Chamber of Commerce’s efforts to make DeRidder a “work-ready community.” Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office recently announced that the DRA planned to disburse $3.3 million in grants across the state. Coupled with public and private partnerships, its total… Read more »

Stocks continued their ascent Friday, capping the week at new all-time highs, as lawmakers took a critical step toward cutting taxes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 165 points, or 0.71%, to 23,328.63. The S&P 500 rose 13 points, or 0.51%, to 2,575.21. The Nasdaq gained 24 points, or 0.36%, to 6,629.05. All three major indices posted fresh records, and the Dow had its… Read more »

After months of praying and waiting, an ArkLaTex family is breathing a sigh of relief and planning a homecoming celebration. Zack Wilson has been detained in Guatemala since March.  That's when hunting ammunition was found in the Caddo Parish resident's bag at the airport as tried to return from a mission trip.Zack Wilson has been detained in Guatemala since March. His family… Read more »

After a long, difficult process a local family finally hears the news they've been waiting for. Zach Wilson, the Keithville man detained in Guatemala will be returning home soon. Wilson has been detained in Guatemala for seven months now after he traveled there on a mission trip. His last court date was pushed back until February. At this point, his wife Lisa said she was… Read more »

Zack Wilson, a Keithville man detained in Guatemala since March, soon will return home to Louisiana, his family and friends learned Monday afternoon. Wilson called his wife, Lisa, to tell her he learned at a court hearing Monday that he'll be released from detention in a month or less. Wilson traveled to Guatemala in March for a mission trip. Guatemalan authorities arrested him at… Read more »