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Alexandria, La. - Htet Htet Rodgers is a psychology major at Northwestern State University. She’s set to graduate in 2019 and is a contestant in the upcoming Miss Louisiana Pageant. But life wasn’t always grand for Rodgers.
WASHINGTON - Republican Congressmen Ralph Abraham and Mike Johnson of Louisiana are blasting a massive spending bill approved by the House of Representatives Thursday.
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), along with aviation industry leaders, and elected officials from Capitol Hill, gathered last night at Ronald Reagan National Airport’s historic Terminal A in Washington, D.C., for the third annual R.A. “Bob” Hoover Awards.
Democrats at the rally favor a ban on assault weapons and other gun control measures. However, they haven't gained traction in congress.
All six members of Louisiana’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act, which was passed March 14 by a vote of 407-10.
Congressman Ralph Abraham recognized a local man on the floor of the U.S. House today. Abraham paid tribute to the late "Grady" Bubber Brown of Lake Providence, who founded the Panola Pepper Company, which is now sold worldwide.
What They Are Saying: Support for President Trump’s Nomination of Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA): “A very bold & positive move by Pres. Trump in appointing Mike Pompeo to the Sec. of State and Gina Haspel as CIA Director.”
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A skyscraper made out of wood? Tokyo has approved an 11-hundred foot building and in London they're working on a nearly thousand foot wood building. But what about here at home?
Rep. Ralph Abraham (R, Louisiana) helped introduce the renowned French intellectual, Bernard-Henri Levy, and his film, Peshmerga, to a Capitol Hill audience on Tuesday evening.
Abraham spoke with Kurdistan 24 before the event, explaining that the US needs to “get involved” in the dispute between Erbil and Baghdad and “support the Kurdistan people.”
WASHINGTON, DC – American lawmakers on Capitol Hill were presented with a special screening of a documentary about the Peshmerga Tuesday evening.