LOUISIANA

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4354, S4359 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

National forests: provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land (see S. 2603), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 4535), H3363 [30AP]

Public lands: relinquish all interests in certain Federal lands to correct errors resulting from possible omission of lands from previous surveys (see H.R. 5818), H8931 [9DE]

Biographies

Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization), E193 [11FE]

Cloture motions

deGravelles, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S4672 [22JY]

Letters

Prohibit Corps of Engineers funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana: Representative Richmond, H6081 [10JY]

Prohibit FCC preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws: Joanne Hovis, Coalition for Local Internet Choice, H6281 [15JY]

——— several organizations, H6281 [15JY]

Lists

Senator Landrieu’s staff members, S6618 [11DE]

Remarks in House

Alexandria, LA: anniversary of River Oaks Square Arts Center, E647 [30AP]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the Modified Charleston Method wetland mitigation methodology in Louisiana, H6081, H6082 [10JY]

——— Sabine-Neches Waterway maintenance funding, H5979, H5980 [9JY]

FCC: prohibit preemption of certain State or municipal broadband laws, H6280–H6282 [15JY]

Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of dogs in deer hunting activities, H1580, H1581 [4FE]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H5738 [25JN]

New Orleans (LA) Tribune: anniversary, E1207 [23JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7458 [15SE], H7535 [16SE]

Shreveport, LA: tribute to A.C. Steere Elementary for having the Caddo Parish, LA, Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year, and Student of the Year recipients, H2788 [1AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alexandria, LA: anniversary of Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce, S1313 [5MR]

Corps of Engineers: ensure user fees deposited into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund are used for the stated purpose of dredging inland waterways and building levees, S3205 [21MY]

——— Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico project for hurricane and storm damage reduction funding, S3205 [21MY]

——— New Iberia, LA, port dredging funding, S3205 [21MY]

deGravelles, John W.: nomination to be district judge, S4673 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System (S. 311), S4358, S4361 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, S4099 [26JN]

Firearms: tribute to victims of gun violence, S2892 [12MY]

Folsom, LA: anniversary of Bogue Falaya Baptist Church, S1000 [24FE]

Green, James W.F.: nomination to be U.S. Attorney, S3210, S3212 [21MY]

Gretna, LA: anniversary of New Hope Baptist Church, S1000 [24FE]

Gulf of Mexico: restore resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S5976 [13NO]

Landrieu, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S6617–S6621 [11DE]

Lawrence, Teresa: Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana Excelencia Award for Small Business Leadership recipient, S5371 [8SE]

Louisiana Gray Day: observance, S2860 [8MY]

Notre Dame Seminary: anniversary, S483 [27JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S5098–S5101 [30JY], S5387 [9SE], S5526 [11SE], S6123 [19NO]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S5605 [16SE]

Public lands: authorizing Federal land projects that develop natural resources for energy production, expand national park system boundaries, and establish new parks, S6522–S6527 [10DE]

Southern University and A&M College: anniversary, S2714 [6MY]

Reports filed

Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 311) (H. Rept. 113–708), H10334 [2JA]

Nomination of James W.F. Green To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2613 [1MY]

Nomination of John W. deGravelles To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3863 [19JN]

Texts of

S. 311, Lower Mississippi River Area Study Act, S4358, S4363 [9JY]

Tributes

Landrieu, Senator, S5978 [13NO], S6439 [9DE], S6502 [10DE], S6621, S6649–S6653 [11DE], S6780 [12DE], S6828, S6847, S6858 [15DE], S6912, S6914 [16DE], S6937, S6939 [2JA]