After several days of balloting, the Republican party, which won back majority of the US House of Representatives, elected Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the new Speaker of the House. This allowed for the Representatives to be sworn in and the House rules to be adopted.

The Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits recommend that your organizations get to know Louisiana’s congressional members and invite them for visits to your organization or any special events when the congressional members are in Louisiana. The more informed they are of the work that nonprofits do in Louisiana, the better they can advocate for programs you implement and obtain the resources needed in order to continue to serve Louisiana communities.