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May 1, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2.6 million in Community Project Funding to boost public safety in Livingston Parish.

The funding will be used to construct an emergency operations center where local agencies and first responders can coordinate during emergencies or local disasters. 

April 30, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow introduced legislation promoting healthier eating for Americans by codifying the Trump Administration’s recent changes to dietary guidelines into federal law.

The FRESH Act (Food Reform for Effective and Sustainable Health) codifies the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030, encouraging Americans to focus their diet on healthy, whole foods while reducing consumption of ultraprocessed foods.

April 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid continued cost-of-living concerns, Congresswoman Julia Letlow today filed legislation requiring federal agencies to disclose the impact of any new federal regulations on consumer prices.

April 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has filed legislation to protect Louisiana’s signature seafood industry and safeguard taxpayers from subsidizing foreign seafood purchases.

“In Louisiana, seafood is a cornerstone of our economy and a way of life. My Buy American Seafood Act would ensure that taxpayer-funded seafood is sourced from American fishermen and processors, protecting taxpayers from subsidizing foreign countries or adversaries like China,” said Congresswoman Julia Letlow.

April 14, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives has passed Congresswoman Julia Letlow’s bill to protect Louisiana’s signature timber industry by cutting red tape for forest landowners, while also strengthening support for impacted livestock producers.

Issues:Agriculture
April 2, 2026

For too long, our country has accepted a health care system that spends trillions treating chronic disease while doing far too little to prevent it. We wait until people are sick, then ask families and taxpayers to bear the cost. That is not a serious long-term strategy, and it is not good enough for the American people.

As a mom, it also makes me angry.

April 2, 2026

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Congresswoman Julia Letlow has requested that Congress withhold her paycheck while the partial government shutdown continues.

”DHS employees are still working without pay due to political games from DC Democrats. I’ve requested that my own pay be withheld while many of America’s frontline workers suffer without a paycheck," Letlow wrote on “X,” formerly known as Twitter.

April 2, 2026

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a resolution, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, that would designate March 24, 2026 as National Agriculture Day.

The resolution, which was introduced by Reps. Mark Alford (R., Mo.), Jim Costa (D., Calif.), and Adrian Smith (R., Neb.), also recognizes the importance of agriculture as one of America’s most important industries.

April 2, 2026

Today, Markwayne Mullin was officially sworn in as the ninth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security following his bipartisan confirmation by the Senate.

March 23, 2026

OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Rep. Julia Letlow has secured $6.6 million in Community Project Funding to support three major infrastructure projects across Ouachita Parish, targeting improvements to highways, storm drainage, and sewer systems in Monroe and West Monroe.

The funding, approved as part of the FY 2026 transportation bill signed into law Tuesday, includes three separate $2.2 million allocations: