WASHINGTON - United States Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., today made the following comments about yesterday's late-night release of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Disaster Housing Strategy (NDHS). In July, FEMA released a version of the NDHS -- 13 months after the legal deadline by which it was required -- with significant shortcomings. In particular, an analysis of the NDHS...

Hey Wes, Hope y'all are having long nights with all this Wall Street mess. Just a quick note to let you know that Sen. Landrieu can put me down in the NO column for supporting any type of bailout, buy in, or whatever else they want to call it plan. The idea behind a free market society is sometimes you...

Senate Sends to President Housing Bill with Landrieu Road Home Tax Fix Bill includes $1.3 billion in tax relief for the Gulf Coast. WASHINGTON - The United States Senate today sent to the President's desk a housing bill that includes a provision authored by Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., to provide $1.3 billion in tax relief to Gulf Coast homeowners...

Let the Sunshine In by U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once remarked that "sunlight is the best disinfectant." As the storm clouds cleared from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, that sunlight illuminated many aspects of the failed federal government response to the storms and levee breaks. A Freedom of Information Act request by CBS News...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should be more responsive to Louisiana journalists' inquiries into its disaster response practices, United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., wrote today. Her column, entitled "Let the Sunshine In," was published on the website of the Poynter Institute, a leading training center and think tank for journalists and media issues. "Open government...

Passage of 2009 Budget Resolution Includes Key Tax Relief Measures for La. Democratic Senate leaders will work on details of Road Home tax fix during Easter recess. WASHINGTON - In a so-called Vote-O-Rama that lasted approximately 15 hours and included 44 record votes, the Senate passed a $3 trillion 2009 Budget Resolution yesterday, 51-44. In addition to a key provision...

LANDRIEU SECURES ROAD HOME TAX FIX IN KEY BUDGET AMENDMENT Works closely with Finance Chairman Max Baucus to include measure in critical tax relief amendment up for vote Thursday. WASHINGTON - United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., today announced that tax relief for Louisiana Road Home rebuilding grant recipients is part...

Senate Passes Landrieu Amendment To Improve Product Recall Technology Ensures consumers receive timely, accurate product recall information on toddler/infant products. WASHINGTON - The Senate late yesterday unanimously passed an amendment by United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., to S. 2663, the "Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act" which requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to study newer, more...

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu today made the following statement after the Administration renewed its veto threat of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in a letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar, D-Minn. In the letter, the administration called projects in the bill “unaffordable and unnecessary.” The WRDA conference report has been completed, and...

Small Business Disaster Relief Bill Legislation reduces red tape for SBA loans. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, Ranking Member and former Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., a committee member, today introduced the Private Disaster Loan Act. This legislation provides the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the...

WASHINGTON – A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to be released today reveals the need for legislation introduced today by Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and David Vitter (R-La.) to require the federal government to provide a detailed plan for implementing the Disaster Loan Program and regular reports on the solvency of the program...

In the opening days of the current Congressional Session, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu introduced Senate Bill 29, "To clarify the tax treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority". This bill was introduced on January 4 and a companion bill (H.R. 641) was introduced in the House by Congressman Bobby Jindal....

In the opening days of the current Congressional Session, Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu introduced Senate Bill 29, "To clarify the tax treatment of certain payments made to homeowners by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Mississippi Development Authority". This bill was introduced on January 4 and a companion bill (H.R. 641) was introduced in the House by Congressman Bobby Jindal....

The other night I was able to attend the Bayou Industrial Group's Annual Membership Banquet. The keynote speaker was U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. I'm still trying to get a copy of her speech, but here are some of the notes I jotted down. Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Weber has been elected President of the National Sheriff's Association. Since 1955, the...