AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Many Louisiana. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/many-la 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/many-la https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:54:29 -0500 BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards announced today he will use his constitutional authority to deny the ITEP applications by Folgers Coffee https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-will-deny-folgers-itep-applications-31550061-houma-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-will-deny-folgers-itep-applications-31550061-houma-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 AVONDALE, La. – In an effort to advance offshore wind energy technology and expand the emerging industry’s skilled workforce, Gulf Wind https://www.americantowns.com/news/gulf-wind-technology-and-shell-collaborate-to-establish-offshore-wind-energy-hub-at-avondale-global-gateway-31550063-slidell-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gulf-wind-technology-and-shell-collaborate-to-establish-offshore-wind-energy-hub-at-avondale-global-gateway-31550063-slidell-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Gov. Edwards announced the application deadline for the 2023 Governor’s Fellows Program has been extended to https://www.americantowns.com/news/application-deadline-for-gov-edwards-fellows-program-extended-to-march-20-31550064-gonzales-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/application-deadline-for-gov-edwards-fellows-program-extended-to-march-20-31550064-gonzales-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative, established in 2019 to promote businesses owned by veterans, active-duty or https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-veteran-business-initiative-reaches-record-numbers-31550065-natchitoches-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/louisiana-veteran-business-initiative-reaches-record-numbers-31550065-natchitoches-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,227,583 in a Federal Emergency https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-42-million-to-beauregard-electric-cooperative-inc-in-hurricane-laura-recovery-31551135-shreveport-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-42-million-to-beauregard-electric-cooperative-inc-in-hurricane-laura-recovery-31551135-shreveport-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $79,061,368 in Federal Emergency https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-79-million-in-disaster-aid-for-southwest-louisiana-hospital-association-lafourche-calcasieu-jefferson-west-baton-rouge-east-baton-rouge-parishes-31551137-lafayette-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-79-million-in-disaster-aid-for-southwest-louisiana-hospital-association-lafourche-calcasieu-jefferson-west-baton-rouge-east-baton-rouge-parishes-31551137-lafayette-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-three-ways-bidens-bank-bailout-could-have-been-avoided-31551143-lake-charles-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-three-ways-bidens-bank-bailout-could-have-been-avoided-31551143-lake-charles-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Modification to Department of Defense (DoD) https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-ernst-introduce-legislation-to-stop-dod-from-facilitating-abortions-with-taxpayer-dollars-31551145-kenner-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-ernst-introduce-legislation-to-stop-dod-from-facilitating-abortions-with-taxpayer-dollars-31551145-kenner-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and more than 40 Republican senators today introduced a Congressional https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-marshall-clyde-introduce-resolution-to-stop-biden-admin-from-turning-lawful-gunowners-into-felons-with-pistol-brace-rule-31551148-monroe-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-marshall-clyde-introduce-resolution-to-stop-biden-admin-from-turning-lawful-gunowners-into-felons-with-pistol-brace-rule-31551148-monroe-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today spoke on Fox News and penned an op-ed urging Germany, Europe’s economic leader, to https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-germany-needs-to-step-up-against-russia-and-start-pulling-its-weight-in-ukraine-31551151-metairie-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-germany-needs-to-step-up-against-russia-and-start-pulling-its-weight-in-ukraine-31551151-metairie-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-hydesmith-introduce-resolution-to-stop-equal-rights-amendment-from-illegitimate-ratification-31551155-alexandria-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-hydesmith-introduce-resolution-to-stop-equal-rights-amendment-from-illegitimate-ratification-31551155-alexandria-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-graham-introduce-respect-for-the-second-amendment-act-to-codify-right-to-bear-arms-31551159-prairieville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-graham-introduce-respect-for-the-second-amendment-act-to-codify-right-to-bear-arms-31551159-prairieville-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and seven Senate Veteran Affairs Committee (SVAC) https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-tillis-senate-republicans-push-to-expedite-va-response-to-congress-31551180-ruston-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-tillis-senate-republicans-push-to-expedite-va-response-to-congress-31551180-ruston-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jim Risch (R-ID), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and 37 colleagues introduced a https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-risch-menendez-colleagues-introduce-resolution-in-support-of-hong-kongers-31551181-chalmette-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cassidy-risch-menendez-colleagues-introduce-resolution-in-support-of-hong-kongers-31551181-chalmette-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) Secretary Dr. Chuck Carr https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-accepts-resignation-of-ldeq-sec-chuck-carr-brown-names-interim-secretary-31551186-metairie-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-accepts-resignation-of-ldeq-sec-chuck-carr-brown-names-interim-secretary-31551186-metairie-la.html Government and Politics Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500