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BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow has introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to childcare for small businesses. As a single mother herself, she says the Childcare Small Business Insight and Improvement Act will help parents across the country.
“This is really just encouraging government agencies to produce those studies so we have the data to back up that parents are struggling –- that they need this childcare.”
According to officials, Congresswoman Julia Letlow visited Oak Grove High School to share her story with the junior and senior girls. Letlow represents Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives and is the state’s first Republican woman elected for Congress.
WASHINGTON – Amid a national culture war in education, House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation by a Louisiana congresswoman that would give parents more oversight of what is taught in public schools.
WASHINGTON– A former University of Louisiana Monroe administrator and professor, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow already had the bonafides to lead the effort to pass a national “Parents Bill of Rights Act.”
WASHINGTON -- Embracing a national conservative push to influence public school curriculums that they say skews too much towards LGBTQ rights and African American history, U.S. House Republicans rallied Wednesday behind a Louisiana congresswoman's bill that could help parents circumvent courses they find objectionable.
In this week's Hot Seat, WDSU's Travers Mackel speaks with Rep. Julia Letlow on the one-year anniversary of her husband's death. Luke Letlow died from COVID-19 shortly after being elected to the 5th District seat representing Northeast and Central Louisiana. After his passing, his wife Julia ran, and won the seat, taking his place in Congress. Rep. Letlow spoke about his passing and raising two kids as a single parent while working for the people of Louisiana.
AMITE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana Republican Julia Letlow was sworn into the House of Representatives earlier this year.
Since then, Letlow has been busy including opening three new offices in Louisiana.
After opening offices in Monroe and Alexandria, Letlow opened a third office in Amite on Tuesday.
The opening of these offices allows members of Lutlow’s district to have their voices heard, according to Congresswoman Julia Letlow’s office.
More than 80 people attend the ribbon cutting ceremony in Congresswoman Julia Letlow's new office at 109 E. Oak St., Amite, across from the Amite Chamber of Commerce office Tuesday where a reception was held immediately following.
Chamber President TJ Reid, said, “Amite is extremely pleased to have this office open daily in downtown Amite and appreciates Rep. Letlow for choosing Amite, the parish seat.”
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Newly-elected representative for the 5th Congressional District, Julia Letlow, opened her Alexandria office in a ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
The Central Louisiana Regional Chamber of Commerce welcomed the Republican legislator alongside many Cenla public officials and community leaders. At the grand opening, Letlow introduced her staff members, both stateside and at the Capitol, including the Alexandria office manager, Donna Howe.
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning as Congresswoman Julia Letlow opened her Monroe office.
The ceremony took place at 10:00 a.m. and her new office is located at 1900 North 18th Street in Monroe.
There were several supporters in attendance, honoring the first Republican woman to represent Louisiana.