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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 […]
Baton Rouge, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) issued the following statement today following the House Health and Welfare Committee vote to move HB 495 to the floor. The bill will grant advanced practice registered nurses full practice authority by removing burdensome collaborative practice agreements. AFP-LA State Director James Lee issued the following statement: “It’s crucial that we allow […]
Campaign includes gas station TV and targeted digital advertisements Baton Rouge, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) launched a robust statewide campaign combining new series of ads this week urging lawmakers to reject the proposed gas tax hike for the kickoff of the legislative session. The grassroots group supports Rep. Mark Wright’s proposed bill (HB […]
Grassroots group calls for timely, temporary, targeted relief BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) joined a national comprehensive, integrated campaign to mobilize its grassroots activists against President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID package, which is filled with unnecessary spending for long-standing partisan priorities — even as $1 trillion of earlier COVID assistance remains unspent. […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA) and Pelican Action today announced that AFP-LA will be assisting Pelican Action to encourage Louisianans to vote “yes” on Constitutional Amendment Four on November’s ballot. If passed, the ballot measure would amend the state constitution by removing the existing expenditure limit formula and changing the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA) applauds the Louisiana pardon board for granting parole to Fair Wayne Bryant, a 63-year-old man serving life in prison after stealing hedge clippers in 1997 as a result of his previous felony conviction record for actions influenced by his struggles with alcohol and stimulant dependency. […]
The team at Americans for Prosperity has seen up close the overwhelming grassroots support for the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett. As we reach out to people across America to discuss this issue, we’re tapping into an enthusiastic audience. With people across the country eager to share their views, we’ve seen unprecedented levels of engagement. And we’re […]
BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity – Louisiana (AFP-LA) today commended President Trump for nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. Judge Barrett is an experienced, qualified and independent-minded constitutionalist who will defend the Constitution and not legislate from the bench. Joining AFP’s robust, nationwide campaign, AFP-LA will leverage the full weight of […]
