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This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a grant totaling more than $1.6 million to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (State Police). This award provides $1,667,951.83 in federal funding for “Emergency Protective Measures” undertaken as a result of FEMA-DR-4277-LA (severe storms and flooding) and is… Read more »

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Congressman Mike Johnson spoke briefly about civility and healthcare reform Monday at a town hall inside the Council Chambers room of the Minden Civic Center. Johnson, a Republican who previously served as State Rep., was elected to represent Louisiana’s 4th congressional district in December and has since been busy, catching himself on the opposite end of telephone and… Read more »

Too often, all the American people see of Congress is hyper-partisan bickering on cable TV. What they don’t see when the cameras are turned off? Many of us are friends. The policy disputes? They aren’t personal, even when passionate. We are passionate because we all love our country. We want to serve the people who sent us to Washington to get things done for the American… Read more »

A few Minden residents got the latest on Washington at a town hall meeting with Congressman Mike Johnson.  People listened as Johnson explained what he called the facts of the American Healthcare Act. He said one rumor that he has heard a lot is that the bill does not cover pre-existing conditions, which is not true. Johnson answered questions and broke down the American Healthcare… Read more »

United States Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana's 4th Congressional District is adamant in his support of American war veterans. During his Town Hall Meeting at the War Memorial Civic Center in DeRidder on Thursday, Johnson expressed his disdain for the way veterans have been treated in the United States, noting he is doing everything possible to fix what is a broken Veteran… Read more »

"If everybody had a brand new Cadillac in the driveway that'd be great but if you can't afford to put gasoline in the tank, it doesn't do you a whole lot of good. It just sits there." Representative Mike Johnson described the state of America's health care at Thursday's town hall meeting in Leesville. Johnson said while Obamacare has had some benefit, it's also been… Read more »