Over 200 Fort Polk Progress members got together at the Vernon Parish Fairgrounds Auditorium on November 10 to get an update on the economic impact Fort Polk has had on the local communities and Louisiana. It was revealed that in 2020, Fort Polk brought in $9.64 billion to the state’s economy. Added to that were 77,000 jobs and generating over $348 million in state and local… Read more »
Military spending accounts for $9.64 billion of economic activity across Louisiana from Barksdale to Belle Chasse and Fort Polk to the Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, according to a study released by the state this week.
"From the Battle of New Orleans to LSU’s founding as a military school to the modern-day contributions of Fort Polk, Barksdale Air Force Base and other… Read more »
He waited 15 hours at Kabul International Airport, among thousands of people, hoping to escape Afghanistan with his life.
Jostling for his place among a crowd of strangers, the Afghan, at least, had someone on his side: An ex-U.S. military contractor in Louisiana who stayed on the phone through the night with his tired, desperate friend and former interpreter.
Finally, the Afghan made… Read more »
Two advocates repeatedly declined to answer Rep. Mike Johnson's questions about abortion Thursday – underscoring the tension surrounding Texas' controversial law and the debate over when life begins.
Johnson, R-La., had pressed Stephanie Loraine Piñeiro, the co-executive director of Florida Access Network, and Texas OB-GYN Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi about whether abortion… Read more »
House Republicans on Friday railed against President Biden‘s vaccination mandate, saying the new workplace rules break constitutional norms and will force many to lose their jobs.
In a show of force, more than 30 House Republicans gathered outside the Capitol to lambast the new mandate for workers at large companies to get COVID-19 shots.
Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, who led the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, November 1, 2021 — United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04), along with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), recognized Benton resident Elizabeth Carper as an “Angel in Adoption” honoree for her decades of devotion to children in Louisiana’s foster care system.
Every year, members of Congress nominate an individual, family, or organization to be… Read more »
On Monday, a group of GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee fired off a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding he “fully and unequivocally withdraw” his memorandum that “target[ed] concerned parents at school board meetings” and was sent to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray and federal prosecutors.
The group started by referring to Garland’s… Read more »
The National School Boards Association has apologized for a letter that Attorney General Merrick Garland used to target parents as “domestic terrorists.”
“We regret and apologize for the letter,” the NSBA said in a memorandum sent to members on Friday. “To be clear, the safety of school board members, other public school officials and educators, and students is our… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KLFY)– U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican who represents Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Democratic from Michigan, introduced a bipartisan resolution aimed at calling on technology companies to help better protect their children from inappropriate content on digital applications, according to a news release from the… Read more »
Reps. Mike Johnson and Debbie Dingell have introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House that calls on big tech companies to create a rating board for digital applications to help shield children from inappropriate content.
Introduced Friday, the resolution calls on technology and app development companies to establish an industry-run rating board similar to those… Read more »
