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January 17, 2026

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.

January 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $1.4 million in Community Project Funding to purchase new police cruisers for local law enforcement in the Capital Region.

January 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2 million in Community Project Funding to support Baton Rouge’s water infrastructure and flood prevention efforts.

January 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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.

January 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $1.3 million in Community Project Funding to purchase new police cruisers and other equipment for local law enforcement in Louisiana’s 5th District.

January 15, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Through her work on the House Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has delivered nearly $4 million in Community Project Funding to support LSU’s efforts to reduce flood risk in South Louisiana.

The $3.7 million investment will be used to establish the Center for Risks, Insurability, and Sustainable Protection (CRISP) at LSU. The funding passed as part of the FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill which cleared Congress on Thursday.

January 15, 2026

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:

January 12, 2026

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.

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January 7, 2026

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The LSU AgCenter is getting $1 million in federal funds to tackle the removal of invasive species throughout Louisiana by creating the Mississippi River Invasive Species Consortium.

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January 3, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement on U.S. airstrikes in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro following years of international drug trafficking.

"Whether it’s street gangs or dictators, President Trump will not allow traffickers to flood American communities with deadly drugs without accountability. The days of America looking the other way on narco-terrorism are over.