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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.
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.
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.
Today, Markwayne Mullin was officially sworn in as the ninth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security following his bipartisan confirmation by the Senate.
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:
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Congresswoman Julia Letlow secured $3.5 million in federal funds for Baton Rouge. The money will help build an advanced indoor water rescue center for first responders.
The funding is part of the FY 2026 transportation bill. Officials said it passed Congress this week and was signed into law by President Donald Trump.
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Following the recent winter ice storm, Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced Tuesday she is prioritizing grid resiliency to prevent power outages across North Louisiana.
Rep. Letlow sent a letter to both the Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy requesting leadership at both departments to prioritize grid resiliency initiatives in disaster-prone regions, a press release said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow today filed legislation to provide increased support for rural communities and more transparency in federal spending. The Empowering Rural Communities Act provides greater assistance for rural communities seeking federal grants while requiring the federal government to publicly disclose the results achieved by USDA Rural Development spending.
Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist northern Louisiana to recover from a recent ice storm while the partial government shutdown limits the agency’s operations.
"What I've been trying to share with people is that this was like a hurricane for North Louisiana. A hundred thousand people were without power, many over a week. Not only that, but people lost their lives," Letlow told Fox News Digital.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Congresswoman Julia Letlow alerted anyone from Louisiana who happens to be in Mexico to heed a travel alert that was put out by the U.S.