— GETTING CALLED UP: Will anyone from Louisiana be tapped to serve in another Donald Trump administration, should the former president win next month? According to Politico, both former Gov. Bobby Jindal and Congressman Garret Graves, who is not seeking re-election, are both in the mix. Jindal, who is buying ads on social media for …

— SCALISE ON THE WALL: Via Punchbowl: “House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said that the GOP would seek to fund construction of the border wall in a budget reconciliation package if Republicans keep their House majority, take the Senate and former President Donald Trump returns to the White House. Of course, all of this depends …

The farm bill is critical to the success of America’s farmers. It must be renewed every five years, and it provides farmers with a safety net to survive difficult times.  Despite its importance, the farm bill expired in September 2023. Congress passed a one-year extension, but that too has now expired. You don’t need to …

Hurricane Rita, the fourth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, made landfall in the early-morning hours of Sept. 24, 2005.  Rita reached a peak Category 5 intensity, with sustained winds of more than 180 miles per hour. It came ashore as a Category 3 in Cameron Parish just east of the Louisiana/Texas border, and was the strongest …