Washington, Jan. 28 -- Congressman Clay Higgins issued the following news release:
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) delivered a letter to U.S. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting full consideration for Louisiana shipyards when awarding shipbuilding contracts.
"We write to encourage the Department of War to give deliberate and sustained consideration to small and mid-sized domestic shipyards, including those in South Louisiana, when awarding shipbuilding, repair, modernization, and sustainment contracts, as the Department works to restore America's shipbuilding capacity and strengthen the nation's defense industrial base," wrote the members.
"Louisiana's small a...