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June 4, 2025

Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced Gabrielle Sibley, a junior at French Settlement High School in Livingston Parish, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Louisiana’s 5th District.

Sibley’s sketch, “Viking,” features a pencil-drawn Viking woman whose gaze she described as having the resilience of a warrior. Sibley commented that the woman has “the same resilience we see in Louisiana’s residents after every storm and natural disaster.”

May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement on House passage of a budget reconciliation bill extending the Trump Tax Cuts and adding further tax relief.

Issues:Economy
May 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA) and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda(D-HI) are introducing legislation to better assist states in expanding learning opportunities for students through charter schools.

May 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Representatives Mike Ezell (MS-04), Julia Letlow (LA-05), and Troy Carter (LA-02) today introduced the Safer Shrimp Imports Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at tightening federal inspection standards for imported shrimp and protecting American consumers and domestic seafood producers.

Issues:Agriculture
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May 10, 2025

RAYVILLE, LA – Today in Richland Parish, the Rayville Post Office was officially renamed the “Luke Letlow Post Office Building” in honor of the late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow.

Congresswoman Letlow lost her husband Luke to COVID-19 on December 29, 2020, following his election to Congress and after years of service in both the federal and state governments.

May 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement praising the appointment of Craig McCain to serve as State Executive Director for the Louisiana Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Issues:Agriculture
April 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Congressman Cleo Fields (D-LA), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) have introduced the bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Authorization Extension Act which will extend the federal authorization for the NFIP. The bill would extend the program through December 31, 2026, significantly longer than the typical short-term extensions passed by Congress. 

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April 11, 2025

BATON ROUGE, LA – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has announced the address of her District Office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. From this office, Letlow and her staff are busy helping constituents of the 5th Congressional District with issues they are facing with federal government agencies.

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April 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) today introduced legislation to boost rural economic development by better coordinating federal-state partnerships designed to promote entrepreneurship.

The Growing Regional Entrepreneurship and Access To Economic Resilience (GREATER) Act would create a partnership between the Small Business Administration, the Delta Regional Authority, and the Appalachian Regional Commission to support rural small business owners and expand entrepreneurship opportunities.

Issues:Economy
March 27, 2025

Washington, D.C. - In an attempt to bolster economic growth and job creation in North Louisiana, Congresswoman Julia Letlow is advocating for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help provide a crucial economic development designation for the Ouachita River.