AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Rayne Louisiana. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/rayne-la 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/rayne-la https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:01:23 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Tom Harris announced that more https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-and-dnr-announce-more-than-100-orphaned-wells-plugged-with-bil-funding-in-first-two-months-of-work-31553225-natchitoches-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-and-dnr-announce-more-than-100-orphaned-wells-plugged-with-bil-funding-in-first-two-months-of-work-31553225-natchitoches-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 5, the Parents https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-celebrates-house-passage-of-hr-5-the-parents-bill-of-rights-act-31555156-ponchatoula-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-celebrates-house-passage-of-hr-5-the-parents-bill-of-rights-act-31555156-ponchatoula-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) delivered a speech on the House Floor in support of H.R. 5, https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-house-republicans-side-with-families-against-union-bosses-31555170-ponchatoula-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-house-republicans-side-with-families-against-union-bosses-31555170-ponchatoula-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) ??joined Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-pass-the-lower-energy-costs-act-31555172-ponchatoula-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-pass-the-lower-energy-costs-act-31555172-ponchatoula-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wa.), https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-participates-in-roundtable-discussion-on-lower-energy-costs-act-31555174-ponchatoula-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/scalise-participates-in-roundtable-discussion-on-lower-energy-costs-act-31555174-ponchatoula-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) cosponsored an amendment to H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which would stop frivolous https://www.americantowns.com/news/higgins-cosponsors-amendment-to-release-american-energy-31555186-lake-charles-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/higgins-cosponsors-amendment-to-release-american-energy-31555186-lake-charles-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On a 213-208 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act by https://www.americantowns.com/news/letlows-parents-bill-of-rights-passes-the-house-31555189-alexandria-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/letlows-parents-bill-of-rights-passes-the-house-31555189-alexandria-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves voted yes today on the Parents Bill of Rights Act. The bill https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-votes-yes-to-empower-parents-role-in-their-childs-education-31555197-gonzales-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/graves-votes-yes-to-empower-parents-role-in-their-childs-education-31555197-gonzales-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) are https://www.americantowns.com/news/stay-weather-aware-during-the-latest-severe-weather-threat-31556486-lafayette-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/stay-weather-aware-during-the-latest-severe-weather-threat-31556486-lafayette-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 BATON ROUGE, La. – See below for a statement from Governor John Bel Edwards on the mass shooting at Covenant Presbyterian School in Nashville, https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-statement-on-deaths-of-louisiana-natives-in-nashville-mass-shooting-31556487-natchitoches-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-edwards-statement-on-deaths-of-louisiana-natives-in-nashville-mass-shooting-31556487-natchitoches-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $13,213,995 in Federal Emergency https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-132-million-to-louisiana-and-beauregard-lafourche-parishes-in-hurricanes-laura-ida-disaster-aid-31558299-madisonville-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-announces-132-million-to-louisiana-and-beauregard-lafourche-parishes-in-hurricanes-laura-ida-disaster-aid-31558299-madisonville-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Journalism https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-klobuchar-introduce-bill-to-ensure-big-tech-does-not-shortchange-independent-news-outlets-conservative-publishers-31558301-houma-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-klobuchar-introduce-bill-to-ensure-big-tech-does-not-shortchange-independent-news-outlets-conservative-publishers-31558301-houma-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and dozens of other Republican senators introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act of https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-thune-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-repeal-the-death-tax-promote-passage-of-family-businesses-to-next-generation-31558302-metairie-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-thune-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-repeal-the-death-tax-promote-passage-of-family-businesses-to-next-generation-31558302-metairie-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to transfer the https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedys-plan-directing-noaa-to-transfer-nmfs-building-to-university-of-louisiana-at-lafayette-for-lab-school-completed-31558303-ruston-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedys-plan-directing-noaa-to-transfer-nmfs-building-to-university-of-louisiana-at-lafayette-for-lab-school-completed-31558303-ruston-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the National Flood https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-menendez-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-stop-flood-insurance-contractors-from-defrauding-disaster-victims-31558305-sulphur-la.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kennedy-menendez-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-stop-flood-insurance-contractors-from-defrauding-disaster-victims-31558305-sulphur-la.html Government and Politics Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500