Louisiana Comes in 9th on Heritage's Education Freedom List

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under Education, Louisiana.

Higgins Urges Department Of Transportation To Approve Mega Grant For I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to schedule H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, for a vote on the House floor.
 
The bill, which would repeal the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), exceeded 290 co-sponsors in July and was moved to the consensus calendar. However, the bill has not been formally scheduled for a vote and could be delayed until the end of November.
 
“We are respectfully asking Speaker Pelosi to bring the Social Security Fairness Act for a vote on the House floor. If you pay into Social Security, you should be able to collect your fair share when the time comes,” said Congressman Higgins. “Too many seniors are unfairly penalized by the GPO and WEP, and this injustice must be corrected. I am a co-sponsor of the bill, and we strongly support its passage.”

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under Clay Higgins, Louisiana.

Higgins Reintroduces Legislation To Combat Foreign Seafood Dumping

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has reintroduced H.R. 8732, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act of 2022, which protects American consumers and small businesses from foreign seafood dumping.

The bill prohibits the import of foreign seafood that fails to meet U.S. standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. It also establishes a program for foreign seafood inspection and imposes real penalties for importers and countries that routinely violate U.S. laws.

Historically, only a small percentage of seafood imports have been inspected as they enter the United States, and foreign bad actors often use illegal additives while relying on enslaved workers to harvest seafood. These bad actors are notorious for falsely labeling imports to avoid detection by the FDA. This irresponsible and illegal dumping of seafood imports hurts American consumers and the Gulf seafood industry.

The full bill text is available here.

Congressman Higgins issued the following statement:

"Congress must act against illegal seafood dumping. Foreign seafood imports should be held to American standards. The seafood industry is a critical part of Louisiana’s culture and economy. This legislation combats illegal foreign seafood dumping and protects American producers.”

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under Clay Higgins, Louisiana.

LETLOW: Increasing Domestic O&G Production is the Long Term Solution to High Pump Prices

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under Julia Letlow, Oil and Gas.

Overcrowded Border Towns Continue to Send Migrants to "Sanctuary Cities"

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under Immigration.

LMOGA President Discusses Importance of Domestic O&G Production

Tommy Faucheux with LMOGA discusses the importance and need for domestic energy production, how it would affect the nation and Louisiana, in general, as well as carbon capture.

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under Louisiana, Oil and Gas.

LaToya "The Destroya" Pulls Out the Race Card

The Democrat mayor of New Orleans is refusing to reimburse the almost $30,000 of taxpayer money she has spent upgrading flights to first class or business class, despite city policy — after she insisted it was for her safety as a black woman.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell told local reporters Thursday she won’t fork over the exorbitant fees she charged for the upgraded tickets, including an $18,000 first-class trip to France over the summer.

Read more: New Orleans mayor won’t pay city back $30K for flights — insisting upgrades needed for ‘health and safety’

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under New Orleans.

Steve Scalise on the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II

Posted on September 9, 2022 and filed under Steve Scalise.

Walton and Johnson Agree that Erotic Content Has No Place in Children's Section of Library

In regards to the news story of Michael Lunsford being sued by a librarian in Livingston Parish for defamation, the subject was discussed on the Walton and Johnson show recently.

Read more about the defamation proceeding here: Hearing on librarian’s lawsuit against ‘defamatory’ social media posts gets continued

Posted on September 9, 2022 and filed under Louisiana.

KENNEDY: POTUS Is About as Popular as Scurvy

Posted on September 8, 2022 and filed under John Kennedy, Joe Biden.

LOUISIANA FAMILY FORUM: Disney Promotes Antichrist During LSU opener

Over the weekend, Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson called attention to a deeply disturbing ad run by Disney and FX during the LSU season opener:

The shocking ending to the LSU opener was not the most disturbing part of the game last night. For me, that came during a commercial break in the second quarter when the television audience was presented with the trailer for a new FX cartoon “sitcom” entitled, “LITTLE DEMON.”

I couldn’t get to the remote fast enough to shield my 11-year-old from the preview, and I wonder how many other children were exposed to it—and how many millions more will tune in to the new series, owned and marketed by DISNEY.

The trailer included dark images of Hell, demons, and satanic imagery, and an explanation that the main character is… the Antichrist(!).

Disney provides this surreal description: “Thirteen years after being impregnated by Satan, a reluctant mother, Laura, and her Antichrist daughter, Chrissy, attempt to live an ordinary life in Delaware, but are constantly thwarted by monstrous forces, including Satan, who yearns for custody of his daughter’s soul.”

After explaining more about the dark background of the TV series, Congressman Mike Johnson concluded: 

I could write volumes this morning, and unpack pages of Bible verses here, but instead I’m just going to state the obvious: Please be careful. Our job as parents is to guard the hearts and minds of our kids. This culture has become alarmingly dark and desensitized and this is not a game. Disney and FX have decided to embrace and market what is clearly evil. STAY FAR FROM IT.

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)

Amen, Congressman Johnson. Thank you for standing for families, our children, and for being a gospel-bearer!

Posted on September 7, 2022 and filed under Mike Johnson.