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Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle announces ExxonMobil Corporation has made the first major post-moratorium oil and gas discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jeff Landry scolds the Obama Administration regarding the May unemployment report.

KPEL's Jeremy Lawrence, host of "Your Afternoon Drive Home," talks with Congressman Jeff Landry about why he declined President Obama's invitation to the White House.

Congressman Jeff Landry has respectfully declined an invite to visit the White House.

3rd District Congressman Jeff Landry joined "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" to talk about today's vote in the U.S. House concerning extending the debt ceiling.

3rd District Congressman Jeff Landry will join St. Martin Parish officials tonight for a meeting about potential flooding.  They will gather at 6 p.m. at Breaux Bridge City Hall.  Landry says he has spent many days touring various parts of Acadiana to see how people are treating the coming water.

It's still in the decision making stage, but the Army Corps of Engineers says the Morganza Spillway could be opened as early as Saturday.   Governor Bobby Jindal says opening the spillway means sections of several parishes could get flooding of between five and 25 feet above ground level.  Congressman Jeff Landry hopes that citizens will prepare early.

3rd District Louisiana Congressman Jeff Landry says he felt much relief when he heard the news of Osama Bin Laden's death.  Landry says we must always be vigilant, but his death changes the landscape a bit.

On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, New Iberia Congressman Jeff Landry has introduced a bill in Congress which would require a rescue vessel to be stationed within 12 miles of offshore drilling platforms.

A Congressional panel heard today from business owners and the seafood industry about the challenges they still face one year after the Deepwater Horizon Explosion.

The special legislative session on redistricting is over and a new congressional map has been approved.

Congressman Jeff Landry (Republican, New Iberia) released the following statement in response to the President's speech today on deficit reduction.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jeff Landry (Republican, New Iberia) applauded a proposal by the New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would re-designate a Louisiana waterway channel and save the taxpayers millions of dollars.

Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) today applauded the announcement of a plan to address Colombian labor issues, possibly clearing the way for passage of the U.S. - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) by Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Fighting to protect American jobs and ports while restoring public trust in the tax code – Congressman Jeff Landry (R, LA-03) led a bi-partisan coalition of 34 House Members in sending a letter to the Budget Committee requesting the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) is lawfully utilized for harbor dredging.

WASHINGTON, DC – Amid pressure on the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security from Congressman Jeff Landry (Republican, New Iberia), Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has finally signed off on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – safety regulations for towing vessel inspections.

WASHINGTON, DC – House Natural Resources Committee Member Jeff Landry (LA-03) issued the following opening statement at today’s Full Committee Budget Oversight Hearing on Examining the Spending Priorities and the Missions of the BOEMRE and the President’s FY2012 Budget Proposal:

WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will receive testimony from Mr. Michael Bromwich – Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE).

WASHINGTON, DC – Working to put the Gulf Coast residents back to work, Congressman Jeff Landry (Republican, LA-03) and Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (Republican, WA-04) introduced legislation today that will end the de facto moratorium, increase lease sales, and ensure safety requirements are met by all drilling operations.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today introduced the Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2011, which would require expedited coastal and fishery recovery and restoration from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.