Energy Trades Open Letter to President Biden
Biden looks everywhere to lower gas prices — except boosting oil production
"The administration pretends as though no one's paying attention to the fact that they've shut down pipelines, that they've stopped leasing, that they've made it harder to produce wherever they could," Dan Kish, a senior fellow at the Institute for Energy Research, told Fox News in an interview.
"Somehow, he pretends to be surprised that price of gasoline is going up and people are hurting at the pump," he added.
Inflation hitting people so hard they're coughing up bones: Sen. Kennedy
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., of the Senate Banking Committee, joins Martha MacCallum to discuss the real reasons behind skyrocketing inflation and gas prices on 'The Story.'
Owner of nursing homes evacuated to warehouse during Hurricane Ida arrested, AG says
Officials with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office said that Bob Glynn Dean Jr., 68, has been charged in Tangipahoa Parish with eight counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities, five counts of Medicaid fraud and two counts of obstruction of justice.
Authorities said an investigation found that “Dean refused to move his residents out of the warehouse following Hurricane Ida, billed Medicaid for dates his residents were not receiving proper care, and engaged in conduct intended to intimidate or obstruct public health officials and law enforcement.”
Read more: Owner of nursing homes evacuated to warehouse during Hurricane Ida arrested, AG says
Biden political gamble on Saudi trip unlikely to drive down gas prices
President Biden is using key political capital on a risky gamble – that meeting with condemned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will convince the Kingdom to stabilize global oil markets and ease prices for Americans at the gas pump.
But experts say it’s not guaranteed that the trip will produce lower gasoline prices and the political cost may be far greater for the president.
Read more: Biden political gamble on Saudi trip unlikely to drive down gas prices
Biden roasted for ongoing gas price blame game: 'Don't tell me' this is because of Putin
Joe Concha rips Biden over inflation blame game: 'Don't tell me' it's about Putin
Iberia Parish Delegation Brings Back Millions in Project Funding
With the ending of the regular session in Baton Rouge this week, the Iberia Parish Legislative Delegation has brought back millions in project funding for our area.
It’s a historic year for Iberia Parish overall, but one area to note is that Louisiana has earmarked $200,000,000 for I49 improvements. The delegation is waiting on one signature from Governor John Bel Edwards, however, there are no delays anticipated.
Additionally, not included in this ad, is another $89,000,000 of trailing dollars coming in after the next fiscal year for some of these projects listed to be completed.
Our delegation is to be commended for the work that was done this session for the people of Iberia Parish.
States Shouldn’t Repeat Maine’s Drug Importation Mistake
When children, out of natural curiosity, touch a hot stove burner, they learn very quickly never to do that again. As I see several states contemplating prescription drug importation plans and having conversations with the Food and Drug Administration about how they can arrange wholesale drug imports from Canada, I find myself wishing that these state officials had a child’s capacity for self-protection and a determination to prevent themselves — and, more important, their citizens — from getting repeatedly burned.
Read more: States Shouldn’t Repeat Maine’s Drug Importation Mistake
Contact Your State Rep: Vote Yes to SB 342 and 388 Without Exceptions!
“Bring Back Broke”
In the words of former Congressman and current Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, “Drill Baby Drill!”
Sure could go for a mean tweet and $2.00 gas right about now.
LOGA Responds to Biden Administration's Refusal to Include Lease Sales in Five-Year Plan
BATON ROUGE, LA (May 23, 2022) - The Biden Administration has announced that they will propose a new five-year offshore drilling plan before the expiration of the current plan on June 30th. However, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was specific to indicate that the plan will not include new lease sales.
In response, Louisiana Oil & Gas Association President Mike Moncla issued the following statement:
“Seeing as how this is the first time that the Biden Administration has even hinted that they would consider a new five-year plan, this should be considered positive news. However, Secretary Haaland refused to commit to include new lease sales in this plan that they intend to release by the end of June.
What good is a new five-year plan if there will be no new lease sales?
The whole purpose of the five-year plan is to plan out new drilling in the Gulf of Mexico over the coming five years.
This is nothing more than showboating by the Biden Administration, and it is borderline insulting for Haaland to insinuate that they’ll present a plan that doesn’t include new lease sales.
So no, I don’t see this as a 'step in the right direction.' If anything, it’s a step backwards. This administration continues to slap the oil and gas industry directly in the face with their attitude towards new drilling.
We need a five-year plan that includes the sale of new leases. Until we have that, LOGA will continue to fight for our members to be able to purchase new leases in the Gulf of Mexico.”
Over 30 State Leaders to Supreme Court: Let States Decide Abortion Rules
Craig DeRoche, CEO and President of Family Policy Alliance, said, “Here’s what this case is about: Planned Parenthood wants to force taxpayers to fund their abortion business, and they’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. But states should be able to tell Planned Parenthood ‘no,’ just as they should be able to say no to abortion itself. This case is about states’ rights under the Medicaid statute to make those critical decisions.”
Randy Wenger, Chief Counsel at Independence Law Center, said, “States are permitted to decide what providers are qualified under Medicaid. If states like South Carolina want to use limited resources to promote holistic healthcare rather than providers that are focused only on abortion and related services, they should be free to do so. That’s the best way to provide high quality healthcare to the women of our states.”
Read more: Over 30 State Leaders to Supreme Court: Let States Decide Abortion Rules
Louisiana AG: If you wanted to write a book on ‘how to punish Americans,’ take pages from Biden, Dems
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry discusses the recent reports that the Biden Administration is buying up remaining baby formula and sending it to the border for illegal migrants as the shortage continues across the country.
Louisiana Family Forum Statement on HB813
LFF was founded on the cornerstone of the sanctity of human life:
We affirm the personhood of the unborn child as created in the image of God.
We affirm that life begins at conception and should be protected through the entire pregnancy.
We affirm that life, both born and unborn, is a human right entitled to legal protections.
We affirm that Roe v Wade was a tragic mistake and should be overruled.
We have supported carefully planned, drafted, and legally defendable pro-life legislation in Louisiana for several decades. Our chief concern being the protection of human life, both the mom’s and the child’s.
LFF also has labored with the pro-life community to provide a network of pregnancy centers and adoption agencies to provide compassionate care to women. From the Choose Life License plate to the Alternatives to Abortion program, Louisiana has demonstrated that we care for both unborn children and their mothers, as evidenced by the resources directed toward those efforts.
We support, in principle, the affirmation of the personhood of the unborn child in HB 813. However, structural issues within the bill ensure that it will immediately be challenged and then enjoined.
Some of those issues are as follows:
The enforcement provisions of the bill are overly broad and legally vague. It gives enforcement authority to the state, which is the duty of the Attorney General. This requires a constitutional amendment, not a statute.
The bill violates the separation of powers enshrined in both the Louisiana Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. The legislature would instruct judges in how they must rule in a case interpreting a statute. The legislature does not possess ‘jurisdiction’ to prevent a state court judge from enjoining, staying, overruling, or voiding any provision of the statute, or threatening impeachment for simply fulfilling judicial responsibilities.
It violates the supremacy of U.S. statutes and U.S. federal court decisions under the U.S. Constitution. We believe in the rule of law, the Louisiana Constitution, and the Constitution of the United States, both of which legislators took an oath to uphold. HB 813 directs Louisiana to defy rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. While we wholeheartedly disagree with the ruling in Roe, HB 813 is not a workable solution.
Louisiana law protects babies from abortion when Roe v. Wade is overturned through our 2006 Human Life Protection Act (RS 40.1061), commonly referred to as the “Trigger Law.” Current Louisiana law would hold accountable with criminal and civil penalties those individuals performing the abortion or selling or providing the chemical abortion drugs, not the woman having the abortion. The tragedy of abortion isn’t limited to the unborn child who loses her life. The mother who aborts her child also suffers devastating physical and psychological damage following an abortion.
We live in an unprecedented moment where hope abounds that the Roe v. Wade decision will be overruled by next month with a final U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs case. Simply stated, the filing and passage of this bill would be untimely, unnecessary, and unhelpful in a post-Roe Louisiana.
Roe v. Wade is a cancer that has been eating away at our nation since 1973 and has resulted in the death of over 60 million babies. That cancer needs to be excised and the right to life of the unborn restored.
We have great respect for proponents of this bill and we heartily support the concept of making Louisiana abortion-free. We believe that with patience and prayer, that will happen very soon with the existing pro-life framework of laws in our state. In our effort to do the right thing concerning a respectful life ethic, we must also seek the right manner and the right time.
HB 813 in its current form is simply not the right manner nor is it the right time.
In His Service,
Gene Mills
President
Louisiana Family Forum
LOGA Responds to Biden Administration's Cancellation of GOM Lease Sales
BATON ROUGE, LA (May 12, 2022) - The Biden Administration has announced the cancellation of the last remaining lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico from the most recent Five-Year offshore drilling plan.
In response, Louisiana Oil & Gas Association President Mike Moncla released the following statement:
“The cancelling of the last remaining lease sales from the most recent renewal of the Five-Year Plan is not really news, since the Biden Administration has already said that we will not move forward with any new lease sales, but I’m glad this has made the news cycle. The cancelling of the sale of leases 259 and 261 in the Gulf of Mexico puts a beautiful exclamation point on the absolute devastation that this administration has caused to our industry, and to our nation.
We are suffering from a war overseas. Prices at the pump are at an all-time high. The only way to bring those prices down is to increase domestic energy production. It is nothing short of hypocritical that the Biden administration bans Russian energy imports, while at the same time doing everything it can to stop any and all future production in the Gulf of Mexico.
We desperately need a renewal of the Five-Year offshore leasing plan. Sadly, as long as Joe Biden is in office, his pattern of behavior indicates devastating effects on Gulf of Mexico production for years to come."
Sen Kennedy Lists The Stupid Things Government Spends Money On
A bill to give parents legal recourse if their child is denied school admittance based on their vaccination status passes in House Education
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A bill to allow parents to bring a lawsuit against the entity that prevents a student’s entry to a school on the basis of their immunization status advances from House Education. Houma Representative Beryl Amedee’s bill will give parents legal recourse if their child is denied admittance because they opted out of any vaccination.
“A state agency is supposed to enforce this, and the legal remedy is when they don’t a parent can sue. This is all the bill does is add that already existing option into the statutes,” said Amedee.
Attorney General Jeff Landry: Trouble on the tracks is adding to America’s woes
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The worst kept secret in American households right now is that times are tough. The cost of gas, groceries and other necessitates are rising faster than a flock of spooked ducks. Inflation, supply chain issues and government failures have forced too many families to choose between fuel or food.
Exacerbating the problem is freight railroads failing to deliver. What once were affordable and dependable links in the critical supply chains, freight railroads are now expensive and unreliable clogs derailing any hope of a break for family budgets. Their service to manufacturers, farmers, and refineries with consumers across America has made building materials, food and fuel more costly — and in some cases — even scarce.
Read more: Attorney General Jeff Landry: Trouble on the tracks is adding to America’s woes
LOUISIANA FAMILY FORUM: A Post-Roe Louisiana?
Late yesterday evening, Politico broke the news that they had obtained a draft opinion of the Dobbs case which indicated that the U.S. Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. The story linked to a draft written by Justice Samuel Alito. While the draft does in fact appear to be in the style of Alito and the headline reads justices voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, please note that this is not final nor a final vote. To be certain, it is curious at every level!
The Supreme Court of the United States has never experienced a political maneuver of this sort in its history. It is unprecedented for a draft opinion to be leaked to the public. I listened to news reports with shock that a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion had been leaked to the press - then fielded a dozen or more calls and texts seeking assurances of its validity. This political stunt is misguided on every level. This morning I am confident Chief John Roberts will gather the court and demand answer as to which staffer is responsible; the leaker will be identified and fired. The desperation of those who favor legalized abortion is apparent. My concern is that this stunt may be an effort to change sentiment before the final and official report is released.
For background, here is how the SCOTUS methodically operates. The Court's hearing on Dobbs was Tuesday, December 1. (Myself and allies from around the country were there, praying for a favorable hearing.) Next the justices met in conference the following Friday to take a preliminary vote on the case. (With the Solicitor General and AG of Mississippi and 350 of America's top legal brass, we knelt and prayed...and cried out to God to end America's holocaust!) Depending on that vote, the longest servicing justice in the majority would have assigned a justice to write the draft opinion. That would be Justice Clarence Thomas as it appears Chief Justice Roberts might be in the minority.
If the Politico story is accurate, Justice Alito was assigned to draft the opinion. The Alito leaked draft is dated February 10. Since that date, the other justices would have made comments with possible edits to the draft opinion.
Because it is a leaked, first draft opinion, I would caution against premature celebration of what would, no doubt, be a huge victory. If the opinion holds, there will be reason and time to celebrate, but we must take a wait and see approach to this unprecedented development.
The Mississippi’s Attorney General, who argued the Dobbs case, said in a released statement: “We will let the Supreme Court speak for itself and wait for the Court’s official opinion.”
I want to see the actual opinion released by the court before I celebrate. For now, I and others will read and evaluate the 96 page draft opinion and speculate. And pray.
If the court does overturn Roe, and we trust it will, the pro-life movement in Louisiana has to be ready to serve women facing unplanned pregnancy and their babies. We must be ready for this election season to stand together for babies and their mothers. We must be ready for any other court challenge, mischief and perhaps mayhem from the pro-abortion industry and their radical allies.
To God be the Glory...
Gene Mills
President, Louisiana Family Forum
