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News from June 2023

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ICYMI: Kennedy in Ouachita Citizen: Washington’s soft-on-crime policies are hurting Louisiana

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in the Ouachita Citizen explaining how Washington’s soft-on-crime policies and rhetoric have harmed Louisiana.

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Cassidy, Lummis, Manchin Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize Congressional Award for Young Americans

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Joe Manchin (D-WV), John Barrasso (R-WY), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Congressional Awards Act which seeks to reauthorize the Congressional Award program, the highest honor for our nation’s youth ages 14 to 23.

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Cassidy Announces $3.7 Million for Hurricane Ida Relief

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced that South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association will receive a total of $3,674,290.22 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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31 people die in Louisiana from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 31 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending June 24, a 3.1% decrease from the previous week.

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36 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Louisiana during week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 36 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Louisiana in the week ending June 24, making up 4.8% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.

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31 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in Louisiana during week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 31 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Louisiana in the week ending June 24, making up 4.1% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.

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Cassidy, Wyden Introduce Bill to Allow Americans with Disabilities to Work Without Worry

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and six colleagues on June 23 introduced legislation to remove a Social Security work disincentive for Americans with disabilities.

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Kennedy announces $3.7 million to south Louisiana for Hurricane Ida

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on June 27 announced $3,674,290 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

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What They Are Saying: Cassidy, Menendez Legislation to Reform, Reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Representatives Clay Higgins (R-LA-03) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) recently introduced the bipartisan and bicameral National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization (NFIP-RE) Act of 2023.

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Kennedy introduces bill to increase transparency in Medicare spending

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Accountability for Long Term Medicare Solvency Act to increase transparency within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that taxpayers are getting the best value for their money.

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Cassidy Announces $1.6 Million Grant to Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1.6 million grant to the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, located in Marksville, Louisiana.

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Gov. Edwards Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Action on Congressional Map

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

See below for a statement from Gov. John Bel Edwards on the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to send the Louisiana congressional redistricting map case back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

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Cassidy, Durbin Inform Consumers Act Goes Into Effect Today

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after their Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act went into effect on June 27 after being signed into law last year.

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Ranking Member Cassidy, Chair Foxx Demand Briefing on Return to Student Loan Repayment

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

On June 27, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, reprimanded the Department of Education (ED) for their lack of preparedness to handle millions of student loan borrowers returning to repayment.

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21 people die from Alzheimer's disease in Louisiana during week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Jun 27, 2023

There were 21 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Louisiana in the week ending June 24, making up 2.8% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.

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Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Louisiana during week ending June 17

By Pelican State News | Jun 27, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana in the week ending June 17, making up less than 1.2% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.

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New Orleans doctor: 'The important thing is to figure out where these headaches or facial pain are coming from'

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

If you're dealing with chronic headaches, it may be a result of inflamed sinuses.

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21 people die in Louisiana from Alzheimer's disease in week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Jun 27, 2023

There were 21 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Louisiana during the week ending June 24, a 43.2% decrease from the previous week.

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49 people die from diabetes mellitus in Louisiana during week ending June 24

By Pelican State News | Jun 27, 2023

There were 49 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Louisiana in the week ending June 24, making up 6.5% of total deaths by all causes in Louisiana.

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Democrats Block Cassidy-Backed Resolution to Stop Biden from Criminalizing Millions of Gunowners

By Pelican State News Report | Jun 27, 2023

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) on June 22 condemned Senate Democrats for blocking a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to prevent the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing an anti-Second Amendment pistol brace rule.