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Baton Rouge, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced its third wave of endorsements in the 2023 primary election to be held on October 14, 2023. Last month, AFP-LA released two waves of endorsements. Today’s announcement creates a new total of 16 AFP-LA supported candidates running in the 2023 primary election. AFP-LA State Director and former state representative Scott […]

Baton Rouge, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced its second wave of endorsements in the 2023 primary election to be held on October 14, 2023. Earlier this month, AFP-LA announced its first wave of endorsements which included 7 candidates running in the 2023 primary election. AFP-LA State Director Scott Simon made the following statement: “Louisianans […]

Baton Rouge, LA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced endorsements for 7 candidates in the 2023 primary election set to be held on October 14, 2023. AFP-LA State Director Scott Simon made the following statement: “We recognize that this is a critical election cycle for the future of Louisiana. We are excited to announce our support of […]

BATON ROUGE, LA – Americans for Prosperity today announced Scott Simon will serve as State Director of Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA). Simon joined AFP-LA after serving in the Louisiana House of Representatives for over a decade. AFP-LA State Director Scott Simon released the following statement: “I am excited to serve as the new State Director for […]

BATON ROUGE, LA — Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA) had a successful year, engaging with hundreds of Louisianans, passing meaningful reforms, and gearing up for 2023. AFP-LA Grassroots Engagement Director Nathan Sanders released the following statement:  “In 2022, AFP-LA leveraged a large team of grassroots activists by building meaningful relationships, uniting diverse communities, and mobilizing […]

BATON ROUGE, LA – Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA) released the following statement on today’s House Ways & Means Committee hearing on studying the repeal of the state income tax. “We are encouraged to see lawmakers considering ways to lower the tax burden on Louisianans,” said Nathan Sanders, AFP-LA Grassroots Engagement Director. “High taxes stifle economic […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today announced its support for Jeremy Stine running in the special election to represent the 27th district in the Louisiana State Senate. As a third-generation small business owner, active community advocate, and native Louisianan, Stine has earned the full support of AFP-LA due to his commitment to champion […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today praised legislators for taking the first steps to fix Louisiana’s broken tax code. Bills within this package include HB 278, HB 292, SB 159, and SB 161. The grassroots group has long advocated for reforms that remove barriers for taxpayers and simplify the tax code to ensure […]

BATON ROUGE, La – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) today announced its support for HB 524, a bill that would establish a legal market for cannabis in Louisiana. The grassroots group will activate its grassroots activists across the state to advance this bill seeking to improve public safety outcomes by ending criminal penalties for cannabis possession […]