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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.
BATON ROUGE — After federal judges appointed by President Barack Obama said immigration officials were violating the constitutional rights of inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Rep. Julia Letlow wants colleagues to move their case to a district where President Donald Trump has named five of its seven judges.
Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2 million in Community Project Funding to support Amite’s local water and sewer infrastructure.
This federal investment will provide funding for a regional wastewater treatment facility, ensuring improvements to water and sewer services for local residents. The funding passed as part of the FY 2026 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill which cleared Congress on Thursday, and will be administered by the Town of Amite.
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced she has secured $1.3 million in funding for Louisiana’s law enforcement in the 5th district.
According to Letlow the funding will be distributed through the Red River law enforcement planning council.
Representatives say the funding will be used for a variety of resources throughout Central and Northeast Louisiana including:
Clusters of hot pink apple snail eggs cling to reeds and cypress trunks, a backdrop fitting for either an alien invasion movie or a Floam commercial.
As the snails advance in Louisiana’s waterways, they destroy aquatic ecosystems, eating their way through native flora and fauna and infecting other animals with parasites. Their presence can spell ruin for a rice crop or a crawfish pond.
Hot and humid climates of the Mississippi River Valley are teeming with invaders like the apple snail that wreak havoc on ecosystems and agriculture.
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week in the House would automatically extend the National Flood Insurance Program. Sponsored by U.S. Reps. Troy Carter (D-LA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Mike Ezell (R-MS) and Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), the legislation would ensure the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) continues to serve its core purpose even if Congress misses a key deadline to reauthorize it.