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Freshman Rep. Mike Johnson, 45, a Louisiana Republican, talks about civility in his class, graphic design, and his children’s musical talents. Q: What has surprised you about Congress so far? A: I guess the most surprising thing is the level of collegiality that we’ve seen certainly in the Republican conference, but even in our freshman class. We had our retreat the… Read more »

Two Louisiana politicians met with an ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala to hopefully send a Shreveport man home. Representative Mike Johnson and Senator Bill Cassidy met with Manuel Alfredo Espina Pinto to discuss the case of Zachary Wilson on Tuesday, according to Rep. Johnson's office. Wilson traveled to Guatemala in March on a mission trip for the Word of God Church. When… Read more »

A Colorado baker's upcoming case before the Supreme Court over his decision to turn away a same-sex couple seeking a wedding cake "could be a landmark, seismic kind of case" for religious liberty in this country, Crux reports. When bakery owner Jack Phillips turned away two men in 2012 seeking a wedding cake for their same-sex marriage, years of legal wrangling ensued as… Read more »

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson and Senator Bill Cassidy met with Manuel Alfredo Espina Pinto, Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala, to discuss the case of Zachary Wilson of Shreveport, La. Wilson is currently being detained by Guatemalan authorities after he traveled to the country in March for a mission trip with the Word of God Church. Authorities say they discovered… Read more »

Members of Congress say a Louisiana man has been detained in Guatemala since March after bullets were found in his luggage during an airport scan. Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Mike Johnson say Zachary Wilson of Shreveport was arrested following a church mission trip. Johnson's office released a copy of a July letter to Gladys Marithza Ruiz de Vielman, then the Guatemalan ambassador… Read more »

Two of Louisiana's members of Congress met with the Guatemalan ambassador over the case of a Shreveport man detained in the country while trying to return from a church mission trip in March. Zack Wilson, of Shreveport, was arrested at a Guatemalan airport at the end of the mission trip when authorities discovered hunting ammunition in his bag, according to information about the case… Read more »

Members of Congress say a Louisiana man has been detained in Guatemala since March after bullets were found in his luggage during an airport scan. Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Mike Johnson say Zachary Wilson of Shreveport was arrested following a church mission trip. Johnson's office released a copy of a July letter to Gladys Marithza Ruiz de Vielman, then the Guatemalan ambassador to the… Read more »

In the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Gulf Coast supporters of reforming the national flood insurance program are ramping up efforts to get Congress to act. “It’s going to put more attention on" concerns about the flood insurance program, said Windell Curole, general manager for the South Lafourche Levee District Board of Commissioners. Curole and dozens of others,… Read more »

Mike Johnson designed his own campaign logo U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City, designed his own campaign logo when he was running for Congress. Story from Roll Call. (Photo by Brianna Paciorka, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) Read more »

A Colorado baker’s fight to maintain his freedom of expression could be the most influential religious freedom decisions of the US Supreme Court in years, as the court considers the case this term. “There is far more at stake in this case than simply whether Jack Phillips must bake a cake,” the US bishops' conference and other Catholic groups stated in an amicus brief… Read more »