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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 17, 2025

Republican U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, Louisiana's only woman in Congress whose influence continues to grow in Washington, has opened a district office back home in the state's capital city to reflect the new boundaries that frame her 5th Congressional District.

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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Capitol
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. 

March 27, 2025

OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KNOE) - Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow is pushing for the Ouachita River to be designated as part of the United States Marine Highway Program.

Letlow’s office announced the congresswoman asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to designate the 605 mile-long Ouachita River as Marine Hwy. 165.

March 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the expediting of $10 billion in economic assistance payments to certain agricultural producers to mitigate increased economic headwinds faced in 2024. This funding, which provides a one-time payment to farmers of qualifying commodities facing economic hardship, was made available by year-end passage of the FARM Act sponsored by Reps. Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Julia Letlow (R-LA).

Issues:Agriculture