The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the Shreveport Airport Authority and the Beauregard Parish Airport will receive grants totaling $292,712. These grants will provide federal funding for airport improvements.
Shreveport Air Authority will receive $150,000 to fund the design for a 800 foot runway extension. The Beauregard Parish Airport will receive $142,712… Read more »
On Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) voted in favor of Rep. Bradley Bryne’s (AL-01) amendment to prohibit any efforts to redirect funds allocated under the Gulf of Mexico Security Act (GOMESA) of 2006. GOMESA creates a revenue sharing agreement between Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama where each state receives a percentage of federal oil revenue from the drilling off their… Read more »
Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting action by the Department of Justice against Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC), which appears to have clearly violated federal law when it sold fetal tissue to the University of Texas from 2010 to 2012.
The letter, signed by 18 members of Congress, highlights the 2016 Final Report from the House… Read more »
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3672 with an overwhelming, bipartisan majority to make supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements related to Hurricane Harvey. The legislation provides an overall appropriation of $7.85 billion in emergency supplemental funding for FY17 and will cover the disaster declaration for Texas and the… Read more »
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the Allen Parish Airport in Oakdale would receive a grant totaling $454,087. The grant will provide federal funding for airport improvements including projects to rehabilitate 5,000 feet of runway, 5,800 feet of existing parallel taxiway and 8,000 square yards of existing terminal apron to maintain the structural integrity… Read more »
On Tuesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) supported H.R. 1843, the RESPECT Act. This legislation limits the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) civil asset forfeiture authority by preventing the agency from seizing assets without probable cause. The RESPECT Act passed the House by a voice vote.
Rep. Johnson released the following statement:
“The IRS has been known to… Read more »
Due to the unpredictable weather conditions caused by Hurricane Harvey, Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) must cancel his previously scheduled town hall in Evangeline Parish. The meeting was meant to take place this Wednesday in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
Rep. Johnson released the following statement:
"It is with deep regret that we must cancel our town hall in Ville Platte and other… Read more »
Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement after President Trump’s speech outlining his strategy for Afghanistan:
“The hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011 has proven to be a disaster, and we cannot repeat that mistake in Afghanistan. Fortunately, President Trump has made a strategy-based commitment to increase our military capabilities and… Read more »
This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced two grants totaling $775,000 will be awarded to the Shreveport Airport Authority. The grants will provide federal funding for the Shreveport Regional Airport associated with Shreveport, Louisiana.
One grant ($520,000) will be used to fund the design for an 800 foot runway extension to allow Runway 6/24 to meet the… Read more »
Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) released the following statement in the aftermath of the Charlottesville attack:
"Let me be clear: David Duke has not, does not and will not speak for Louisiana. Our state is filled with compassionate people who respect the inalienable rights of all. The central idea of America is that we boldly declare the self-evident truths that all men are created equal.… Read more »
