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Members of public invited to 2024 Louisiana Housing Conference

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September 22, 2024

Members of public invited to 2024 Louisiana Housing Conference

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The Louisiana Housing Corporation is inviting members of the public to attend the 2024 Louisiana Housing Conference.

The theme of the conference is “Building Thriving Communities: The Nexus of Housing, Economic Development, and Healthcare.”

The event will feature multiple speakers and sessions. Organizers said topics will include the following:

Housing that increases economic development, jobs, and builds community
Strategies designed to expand homeownership opportunities across the state
Strategies to reduce homelessness and the work of continuum-of-care partners and support services
Resilient building practices and disaster recovery housing strategies

The keynote speakers will be Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, HUD Regional Administrator Candace Venezuela, and Enterprise Community Partners President and CEO and former HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.

The conference will take place on Sunday, October 27, through Tuesday, October 29. It will be at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center in Baton Rouge.

Participants must register ahead of time. Click here for more information.

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Oil donors cling to Cassidy in Louisiana primary

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May 15, 2026

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Oil donors cling to Cassidy in Louisiana primary

Oil and natural gas companies are lining up behind Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy as he fights an uphill primary battle.

Cassidy, a senior member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and outspoken ally of oil, has gotten about $120,000 in campaign contributions from donors and political action committees in oil and adjacent industries since the beginning of last year, a review of his campaign disclosures by POLITICO’s E&E News shows.

Rep. Julia Letlow got about $43,500 from industry sources since entering the race in January, disclosures show. Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming got $12,750 from oil and gas.

Cassidy took in $14,500 from oil and gas in the same period, though many of his donors had already given the maximum allowable amount by then. Fleming got $3,500 of his total in that time period.

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Louisiana receives $18.9 million in FEMA grants for hurricane recovery

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May 14, 2026

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Louisiana receives .9 million in FEMA grants for hurricane recovery

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana will receive $18.9 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery, Sen. John Kennedy announced Thursday (May 14).

Funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will support disaster recovery efforts and repairs in communities impacted by Hurricanes Ida and Francine.

Kennedy said the funding will support Lafourche, Jefferson and Terrebonne parishes, as well as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

The grants include $8.8 million to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission for permanent repairs from Hurricane Ida.

Jefferson Parish will receive $5.3 million for management costs from Hurricane Ida.

Terrebonne Parish will receive $2.6 million for debris removal operations from Hurricane Francine.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will receive $2.2 million for debris removal operations from Hurricane Francine.

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Louisiana National Guard troops return to Washington for Trump task force

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May 14, 2026

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Louisiana National Guard troops return to Washington for Trump task force

Louisiana National Guard soldiers have been deployed to Washington, D.C., for a second time.
The deployment is part of a crime emergency declared by President Trump nine months ago.
About 125 soldiers will assist local police and the D.C. National Guard in a support role.
The soldiers will patrol high-traffic areas but will not have the authority to make arrests.

Louisiana National Guard soldiers have returned to Washington, D.C., on a second deployment as part of President Trump’s continued crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington nine months ago to trigger deployments of states’ National Guard troops to the capital.

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry first sent a contingent of Louisiana soldiers to Washington in August 2025. Lt. Col. Noel Collins told USA Today Network on May 13 that all of those soldiers returned to Louisiana by the end of December.

Landry’s latest deployment of Louisiana soldiers includes about 125 who began assisting other soldiers and local police May 12.

Louisiana’s soldiers won’t make arrests, but they will patrol high-traffic areas while playing a supporting role for the D.C. National Guard and local police.

The White House has said its capital crime task force has made more than 12,000 arrests since August and seized thousands of illegal guns.

Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.

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