we notified the national response center, the louisiana department of natural resources and the louisiana department of agriculture. we also established a security perimeter around the scene. the national response center notified the environmental protection agency and other needed federal agencies. upon arrival, we immediately obtained a train manifest from the conductor to determine what hazardous material were being carried on the train and began to survey the damage and assess the potential immediate danger. we observed that the accident was in downtown livingston with business offices and residences within a very few feet of the wreck. and there were large fires burning out of control. the smoke plume from the fire was carrying chemical vapors, blowing in a direction that required further evacuation. this early gathering assessment and evaluation of information was crucial. we found that we needed to expand the evacuation modeling of the air quality by louisiana department of natural resources, louisiana department of health, environmental protection agency and coast guard confirmed

feel like this is a case opportunity to, to really kill louisiana. the point of finding a view emperor as some of the things you know, you only want to be a normal as why, you know, i shut down with their domain and i listen. i just look at data is strange, but i went to what we got today. we got some old changes in their own mind. now we don't have the tables, macaroni and cheese debris. that's a labs. thoughts to, to 0 is better than being over the the way i look at it. now. i get up and go to use my mom, make our coffee here for us. that just mean that going to in the being able to acquire a guess, a system that was already to stay to guess that means to were to meet i'm hoping that the fight it out to own makes a difference. that's the only way that something is going to change the a las vegas employees thousands, a huge proportion of them. latino, whose work is in the service industry. it taught by carpet the economy, furious about illegal immigration. trump meets the votes and is pushing called for the. the republican party matches and aligns w

we notified the national response center, the louisiana naral resources and the louisiana department of agriculture. we also ty perimeter around the scene. the national response center nofimental protection agency and other needed federal agencies. upon arrival, we immediately minifest from the conductor to determine what hazardous material were b carried on the train and began to survey the damage and assess the potential immediatda we observed that the accident business offices and residences within a very few feet of the wreck. and there were large fires burnin control. the smoke plume from the fire was carrying chemical vapors, blowing in a direction that required further evacuation. this early gatheringessmt and evaluation of information was crucial. we found that we needed to expand the evacuation modeling of the air quality by louisiana department ofatural resources, louisiana department of health, environmental protection agency and coast guard confirmed the area ofvas a transportation related accident. state police colonel gver garrison named me on scene coordinator. thing c

louisiana. and so they say to thomas, you want some land? and jefferson says, absolutely, i would love some land. there could be a lot of good stuff out there that this new country could use. there could be a lot of really interesting to be gained from going and exploring this place. all louisiana territory, you, napoleon and all ad 828,000 square miles of territory to the united states doubling in effect in one sort of purchase the entire extent of the country including a little bit of part of canada that got settled later and and maybe florida. jefferson right. as i've already told you all, is truly going to insist that the louisiana purchase included florida, spain and france both going to be like, we don't really think. so andrew jackson's going to go ahead and go take florida in 18 teens in what becomes known as the first seminole war so it's going hang in the balance but jefferson thinks he's one that as well florida is important for a number of reasons, but mainly because of its access to the caribbean. so napoleon, us, louisiana terr

louisiana. and so they say to thomas, you want some land? and jefferson says, absolutely, i would love some land. there could be a lot of good stuff out there that this new country could use. there could be a lot of really interesting to be gained from going and exploring this place. all louisiana territory, you, napoleon and all ad 828,000 square miles of territory to the united states doubling in effect in one sort of purchase the entireof the country including a little bit of part of canada that got settled later and and maybe florida. jefferson right. as i've already told you all, is truly going to insist that the louisiana purchase included florida, spain and france both going to be like, we don't really think. so andrew jackson's going to go ahead and go take florida in 18 teens in what becomes known as the first seminole war so it's going hang in the balance but jefferson thinks he's one that as well florida is important for a number of reasons, but mainly because of its access to the caribbean. so napoleon, us, louisiana territory pe

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she says the pause hurts louisiana's economy.eed natural gas. >> do you worry about the potential of climate impacts? >> no. because that's not my job. my job is to hold them accountable under the law. >> reporter: one could argue it's our job to worry about the economic benefits of an industry. >> it does not just affect the industry. it attacked affects our tax base and our communities. it affects the whole state. >> reporter: travis dardar is worried about two more likely to be a bolt on the channel and what that means for his livelihood. >> you know what i mean, we are fighting for our lives here. >> reporter: a fight he can't afford to lose. for "eye on america," ben tracy, cameron, louisiana. >> major: a young woman hopes to blurring girls of all ages and backgrounds into the world of skateboarding. that's next. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by liberty mutual insurance. only pay for what you need. ♪ ♪ (inaudible sounds) (elevator doors opening) wait, there's an elevator? only pay for

for what purpose does the gentlelady from louisiana seek recognitn? >> i ask to address the use for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker prtempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recogned for one minute. ms. letlow: i rise to recognize major general lee hopkins and his0 years of service in the louisiana national guard upon his retirement. major general hopkins was commissied in 1986 to the state officer candidate school of the louisiana army national guard. he then enlisted inhe 205th engineer battalion and concluded his 40-year career as the assistant adjunct general for the louisiana national guard. he shares my passion for education. general hopkins oversaw the state's highl successful education programs, consisting of three youth challenge programs, three star based program to provide targeted education and stem leadership. his leadership affected the live of more than 10,000 at risk youth dung this period. this scratches the surface of all the general ways general hopkins ctributed to our state and country throughout

bates leadership had effects in my home state, louisiana. and mrs. bates not helped organize the little rock nine and desegregate central high. ruby bridges could not have walked into the william france elementary school in new orleans because mrs. bates organized those nine students. ruby and minority boys and girls of louisiana began to be treated equally in the eyes of the law as well. i do hope that you all appreciate where mrs. bates is. situate it? this is one room over from president eisenhower. he sent the national guard to central high to protect the little rock nine. and that same room is dr. king. and cross from mrs. bates is rosa parks. and these three spoke at the march washington in 1963. and at that march, they fought for the right to vote and to live freely from blatant racial animus today, because mrs. held fast to her dream and used her to force us to stare at the opening words of america's story. all three of these great americans are now honored with great esteem here in our nation's. it really is hallowed and is this is an amazin

louisiana has a similar problem. all of our coastal states are going to have this problem.t has been predicted, we failed to act, and it is coming on now and it will be significant. according to freddie mac, this will be worse than the 2008 mortgage meltdown. >> wow. it seems like taxpayers are going to be asked at some point, but i take your point. i want to move to our next topic, border security and immigration. senator cassidy, you have the first three minutes. >> could use to be bipartisan to control illegal immigration. the biden administration has proven that which most americans believe in. open borders do not work. when president biden took office we had the lowest rate of illegal immigration in the previous 50 years. upon taking office he immediately ascended the remaining mexico policy, he reinstated so-called catch and release, encouraging one of the worst rates of illegal immigration in our history. but that is not just illegal immigration. when i went to the border, the border patrol said the cartels will rush a bunch of people here and they smuggle drugs over

louisiana has a similar problem. all of our coastal states are going to have this problem. it has been predicted, we failed to act, and it is coming on now and it will be significant. according to freddie mac, this will be worse than the 2008 mortgage meltdown. >> wow. it seems like taxpayers are going to be asked at some point, but i take your point. i want to move to our next topic, border security and immigration. senator cassidy, you have the first three minutes. >> could use to be bipartisan to control illegal immigration. the biden administration has proven that which most americans believe in. open borders do not work. when president biden took office we had the lowest rate of illegal immigration in the previous 50 years. upon taking office he immediately ascended the remaining mexico policy, he reinstated so-called catch and release, encouraging one of the worst rates of illegal immigration in our history. but that is not just illegal immigration. when i went to the border, the border patrol said the cartels will rush a bunch of people here and they smuggle drugs ov

louisiana has a similar problem. all of our coastal states are going to have this problem.has been predicted, we failed to act, and it is coming on now and it will be significant. according to freddie mac, this will be worse than the 2008 mortgage meltdown. >> wow. it seems like taxpayers are going to be asked at some point, but i take your point. i want to move to our next topic, border security and immigration. senator cassidy, you have the first three minutes. >> could use to be bipartisan to control illegal immigration. the biden administration has proven that which most americans believe in. open borders do not work. when president biden took office we had the lowest rate of illegal immigration in the previous 50 years. upon taking office he immediately ascended the remaining mexico policy, he reinstated so-called catch and release, encouraging one of the worst rates of illegal immigration in our history. but that is not just illegal immigration. when i went to the border, the border patrol said the cartels will rush a bunch of people here and they smuggle drugs over t

the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to speak for up to 20 minutes prior to the scheduled votes and that senator cardin be permitted to speak for up to ten minutes prior to the scheduled votes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kennedy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the following people who are my colleagues from my office for the summer be granted floor privileges until august 2, 2024. and i'm going to read their names. they are -- where are they? they're supposed to be sitting here in the back. they'll be in. tony, ask them to come in. kelly winestock, zane jones, gr a. son knowles, thomas rimes, brooklyn hemphill, cameron runyan, and tim brusnan. i'm going to read those names again as my colleagues that are with me this summer are coming in and sitting here in the back. kelly winestock, zane jones, grayson knowles, thomas rimes, brooklyn hemphill, cameron runyan, and tim brusnan. the presiding officer: without objection.

louisiana, 47 delegates. >> madam secretary, on public service commissioner for the state of louisianaan. louisiana, led by my friend, republican governor jeff landry, speaker of the house of the united states government mike johnson, house majority leader steve scalise, host of the 2025 super bowl for the nfl for the 11th time, the state with the lowest utility rates in the country. in becoming a center for capital investment for the united states, louisiana, the sportsman's paradise, casts all of its 47 delegate votes for the bold and brave donald j. trump. >> pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules and procedures of this convention, louisiana, 47 votes, president trump. delaware, 16 delegates. >> madam secretary, my name is julianne murray and i'm the proud state chairman of the delaware republican party. delaware is a small and muddy state, but we are the first state. we are so proud of our nominee, and we are going to fight to deliver delaware to donald j. trump. madam secretary, the great state of delaware probably casts all of its 16 votes for president dona

cassidy: the native american tribe, the aisle on which they le is where the louisiana coastline meets the gulf of mexico. ipping into the gulf because of the sea level rise and forcing them to leave their ancestral lands and move up. there is an indication that louisiana has a human cost of losing a section of wetlands roughly the size of delaware to relative sea level rise. , we understand that action has to be taken. it has to be taken with the correct understanding of facts. co2ed states are now lower than they were in 1998. prinusecipa cheap natural gas has replaced coal as a primary feedstock. the combined decreasof co2 emissions in the u.s. less the emissions in europe put together le in emissions that occurred in china perd. theyt enforce environmental regulatis, the cost of manufacturing and attract industry. that takes jobs from us and moves it over there. to decrease global emissions and protect u.s. jobs, i propose what i call a foreign pollution fee. it would be equal to the avoided of what china does not pay to control air polluti.you woulu attack it on to the price of th

says, oh, well, this was part of the louisiana purchase. nobody else really believes this. but madison says this is part of the louisiana purchase are taking this these local people want to be part of the united states and we're going to we're going to take them over. so it was a tough character here and he was looking towards that sort of thing. he also unleashed as the elected captain of the militia of tennessee, was state office, was electing a general of the militia, a guy named andrew jackson. yeah. who? jefferson. mr. mustard. but. and who? originally madison's administration. he wanted jackson wanted send troops down to natchez, mississippi, on the mississippi river. madison's secretary of war orders them back to tennessee, but they've had some among the indians and they say, i guess we have to send this jackson down there. and they do. and he defeats the red stick creeks at madison, wasn't it? this map of his mind wasn't just in the library he saw the country, but it was to southwest. he saw the country to the south. and that included florida, where general jackson

the great state of louisiana. _ say. the great state of louisiana. cheering | louisiana.isiana. cheering i was born in new. louisiana. cheering - i was born in new orleans... some — i was born in new orleans... some crazy— i was born in new orleans... some crazy things in my time, but new— some crazy things in my time, but new orleans has nothing on washington, dc these past four years — washington, dc these past four years. joe — washington, dc these past four years. joe biden and kamala harris — years. joe biden and kamala harris have spent you our tax dollars — harris have spent you our tax dollars trashing america's finances in ways no sane or sober— finances in ways no sane or sober mind and person ever would _ sober mind and person ever would. let's talk energy. they've _ would. let's talk energy. they've eroded the american energy— they've eroded the american energy dominance that president trump _ energy dominance that president trump delivered. joe biden approved the nord stream pipeline for russia but he killed _ pipeline for russia but he killed the keystone pi

i was in louisiana, i hadn't been in louisiana a lot, when you're speaker you have to travel in closely -- endlessly. [applause] i guess that is an applause line. we are called to this and fulfilling our duty and super excited what that will yield because i believe we are coming into a great season and i could talk about that all morning but let me talk about providence. saturday i was in louisiana and we were preparing -- i was sort of the ceremonial chair of the convention and putting notes together and we had the rally on television in the back and i've been to a lot of trump rallies and i knew the message, the volume was on low-end one of my children gasped. all of this plays out. if you were watching television you did the same thing, you stood in the living room frozen for 25 or 30 minutes until we figured out he was ok. until then my thoughts went to our first president. we used to call him bulletproof george washington. the famous tale of him, a true story, in the french and indian war, our first president again, an army colonel, riding through a barrage of gunfire in the valley

>> louisiana they took the leadership, we were closely with louisiana and other state and a big win forizens of west virginia because we were so perplexed when they put this out there because we thought number one it was a national security risk. two, it was jeopardizing the economy of west virginia, louisiana, texas and all of the states and that's why we got so involved. they were trying blanket permit denials for exports and that's nowhere in the lock. anytime you have blanket statements by this administration in order to advance the radical green new deal agenda, it's a problem for our country so i think you're beginning to see the court setting aside time after time all of these biden policies because legal authority is on thin lead and i feel good you're going to continue to succeed as we go through this appellate process. >> it's interesting among those concerns you had, he mentioned national security and state revenue but also pollution. this is an administration that wants to go green on everything yet you say it was a pollution problem, right? >> i think it is because we know

she says the pause hurts louisiana's economy. >> the country and the world is going to need natural gaseporter: do you worry about the potential climate impacts? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> because that's not my job. my job is to hold them accountable under the law. >> reporter: one could also argue it's not your job to worry about the economic benefits of a particular industry. >> so it doesn't just affect the industry. it affects our tax base. it affects our communities. it affects our whole state. >> reporter: travis darter is worried about two more lng plants likely to be built along this channel and what that means for his livelihood. >> yeah, he is dead. i mean, we're literally fighting for our lives here. >> reporter: a fight he can't afford to lose. hi, i'm kevin, and i've lost 152 pounds on golo. i had just left a checkup with my doctor, and i'd weighed in at 345 pounds. my doctor prescribed a weight loss drug, but as soon as i stopped taking the drug, i gained all the weight back and then some. that's when i decided to give golo a try. taking the release supplement, i noti

in 1998 coppa 1.0 was a partnership between myself and billy tozeane from louisiana. today with senator cassidy, we're going to take coppa 2.0, partner it with the legislation of senator blumenthal and senator from tennessee and we're going to make history. then we're going to get it over the finish line and to the president's desk before the end of this year. i thank all the members for their cooperation on this and again i want to thank senator schumer for his great effort in expediting the movement of this legislation to the floor and for, i believe, it's inexible, inevitable passage. i thank you, mr. president. i yield back. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. well, today, mr. president, is a momentous day. the senate keeps its promise to every parent who has lost a child because of the risks of social media. today after a lot of hard work, twists and turns, the senate is passing two vital pieces of legislation with a strong bipartisan vote. the kids online safety act, kosa, and children and teens online protection ac

louisiana was flooding. so he had to wait and operate in those swampy waters north of vicksburg endlessly. and that's where he almost got fired because he was making he gets there in january. he doesn't have a single victory, actually, since shiloh. and there's a lot of criticism of grant at this. and miraculously, those waters porter said to him all we have to do is wait. like noah for the water. go down and we can march the army down. and i'll take the gunboats down, pick you up and take you below vicksburg. and that's how it would work. and it did. and you write also about him being such a master of siege operations. tell us about that. well, you know, he won a couple of big sieges. he petersburg, richmond, vicksburg. chattanooga. he lifted a siege. he was besieged. and again, i think it really was prior planning ability to not just work with the navy, but work with other armies in chattanooga, he worked with three other armies, george thomas, his army, the cumberland. he had booker out there. he brought

in 1998 it was a partnership or to myself and delete from louisiana. and today with senator cassidy we are going to take this, partner it with the legislation of senator blumenthal. and senator from tennessee. we are going to make history. going to get it over the finish line until the end of this year. and so think all of the members for their cooperation on this. and again onto thanks hundred schumer first great effort and expediting this to the floor and for i believe an inevitable passage. i yield back. click the my the last speaker? thank you, mr. president. well, today at mr. president is a momentous day. the senate keeps its promise to every parent who has lost a child because of the risks of social media. today, after a lot of hard work, twist, and turns the senate is passing to vital pieces of legislation with the strong bipartisan vote. the kids online safety act and the children and teens prevention act. bypassing these, we are one step closer to the most important update in decades to federal laws protecting kids on the internet. once we ac

new orleans, louisiana. count carpet. 1864. my dear and worthy friend, mr.. i take this opportunity of introducing myself to you by writing this lines to let you know that i have proven a friend to me. you have proven friend to me and to all our race. and now i stand in the defense of the country myself. ready and willing to obey all orders and demands. and that has tendency to put down this rebellion. when i enlisted, they told me i would get $13 per month or more if white soldiers it. here, i'm in the service seven months and have not received any monthly pay. i have a wife and three children. neither one of them able to take care of themselves. my wife is sick and i have no way of getting any money to send to her because i can't get my pay. and it goes very hard me to think my family should be at home to suffering. please, mr. lincoln, don't think. i am blaming you for it. i didn't think you knew anything about it, and i didn't know any other course to take to obtain what i think is. right. your servant under her arms, sincere willie. george rogers. claren