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On Monday, the United States House of Representatives passed Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) bill, H.R. 2457, the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Extension Act of 2017 by a vote of 402 to 1. This legislation extends the license period for three hydroelectric power projects on the Red River, saving them money and giving them additional time to secure a Power Purchase… Read more »

Congressman Mike Johnson fielded calls and texts from 101.7 / 710 KEEL listeners Monday morning on a myriad of topics including the Comey hearings (“He’s a guy who has the special talent of upsetting everybody”), tax reform (“I believe we’ll get real tax reform before the fall”), and immigration, (“illegal crossings have declined 60% and we… Read more »

President Donald Trump did us all a service this month by removing our country from the lopsided Paris climate agreement. Although many in the media would have you believe otherwise, any objective review of the facts affirms he made the right decision. Given the weight of this issue, those facts are worth repeating. First, the deal was intentionally designed to force Americans to… Read more »

It was a Hallmark movie moment when a few dozen freshman congressmen took to the well of the U.S. House of Representatives to announce a promise to act with civility toward colleagues, regardless of party affiliation. To the old bulls it was probably the kind of shrug-worth sentimentality that would melt with the first of many tough votes. In Washington, good sense has always given way… Read more »

The chancellor of the LSU medical school in Shreveport met Tuesday with the top Veterans Affairs chief to pitch a closer partnership with Overton Brooks VA Medical Center. Dr. G.E. Ghali, med school chancellor, met in Washington, D.C., with U.S. Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin. Also attending was U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-Louisiana, whose district includes Monroe. Ghali has… Read more »

Why can't we be friends? State Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, sensing a growing fractiousness in the Louisiana Legislature, wants to cool the rhetoric. "There are always a lot of heated discussions, but it seems to me like we're moving away from philosophical disagreements on issues and getting personal," he said. So Ward authored Senate Concurrent Resolution 102, which encourages… Read more »

She ran away from home. She was only 15 when the man she moved in with and thought she loved took her to a party and told her she had to sleep with somebody for money. She resisted. His pressure continued. She thought it would be a one-time deal. It wasn't. For weeks, every night, she was taken from bar to bar as the man she had trusted advertised her to other men and sold her. She… Read more »

Rep. Mike Johnson (LA – 04) hosted an open house event to mark the grand opening of his Bossier City district office on Monday morning May 8th. There was on overflow crowd of businesspeople, citizens and elected officials in attendance. The Bossier Chamber of Commerce assisted in the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting activities. Rep. Johnson also presented the artwork of three 4th… Read more »

Last month, President Donald Trump signed the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 into law. Section 103 of H.R. 353 states that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will establish a program dedicated to improving tornado forecasting and tornado warnings. In statement only to KSLA News 12, U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson said: "Louisiana is no stranger to severe… Read more »

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson is applauding the passage of the Republican health care bill.  He says its needed to replace the Affordable Care Act, which he says is in a death spiral.  "I think this bill is going to move us one large step closer to that objective. We have to repeal and replace Obamacare. It's in a death spiral. Very soon, most Americans, millions of… Read more »