EGREGIOUS & BLATANT UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTIONS BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
- FIRING 17 Inspector Generals across 17 federal agencies, without cause and without 30 day notice to Congress, as required by the 1978 Act of Congress establishing the IGs.
- SEIZING the power of the purse and destroying separation of powers by freezing monies already authorized by law, (conservatively $250 billion so far) affecting infrastructure (upgrade bridges, roads and transit), foreign assistance, the control of infectious diseases, deployment of broadband, and other projects under the Inflation Reduction Act.
- BANNING law firms from access to federal buildings and courthouses and threatening their contracts and security clearances as retaliation for having represented persons or entities politically opposed to the president and/or were involved in his impeachment(s).
- INVOKING false emergencies as pretext to federalize national guard and take control cities (e.g. D.C., L.A. and now New Orleans), and, similarly, falsely declaring U.S. is at war as pretext to use the Alien Enemies Act as authority to deport individuals.
- TERMINATING birthright citizenship for children of aliens born in the United States—a clear violation of the 14th amendment of the Constitution.
- VIOLATING the free speech rights of private universities and rescinding their federal research funding grants.
- RETALIATING against FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6, 2021 prosecutions.
- IMPOSING global tariffs without statutory authority from Congress.
- Launching Wars against Venezuela and Iran without Congressional authorization and in violation of the War Powers Resolution.
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TRUMP POLICIES AND ACTIONS ON NEW ORLEANS AND STATE OF LOUISIANA
HEALTH
- MEDICAID WILL BE REDUCED BY 18% or $1.1 TRILLION DOLLARS OVER NEXT 10 YEARS, RESULTING IN 17 MILLION AMERICANS LOSING HEALTHCARE.
- ONE-THIRD OF LOUSIANA RESIDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN MEDICAID PROGRAM. 267,550 LOUISIANA RESIDENTS COULD LOSE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE IN NEXT 10 YEARS. FIVE OUT OF EVERY 9 CHILDREN LOUISIANA CHILDREN ARE COVERED BY MEDICAID.
- POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF RURAL LOUISIANA HOSPITALS IN PLACES LIKE EUNICE/HAMMOND AND MARKSVILLE MAY CLOSE.
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLOSINGS: LAST TWO CLINICS IN LOUISIANA WERE CLOSED, DUE TO FUNDING CUTS OF MEDICAID, MAKING LOUISIANA MOST POPULOUS OF THE FOUR STATES WITHOUT PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOCATIONS.
- CDC VACCINES: PROPOSED 2026 CUTS OF $5 BILLION, REDUCING RESEARCH AND THE AVAILABILITY OF VACCINES TO THE PUBLIC.
- AIDS: FUNDING DRASTICALLY REDUCED, IMPACTING PROJECT LAZARUS AND OTHER
AIDS SERVIICES
FOOD SECURITY
- ONE ‘BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL’ HAS SHIFTED STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FROM 50% TO 75% FOR SNAP (SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM).
- APPROXIMATELY 18% OF POPULATION OF LOUISIANA POPULATION RECEIVE FOOD STAMPS. 75% OF LOUISISANA POPULATION IN 2025 LIVE BELOW POVERTY LEVEL.
- IN 2024, 847,100 LOUISIANIANS RECIEVED SNAP, INCLUDING 353,00 CHILDREN AND 105,000 SENIORS.
- NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SNAP MAY DECREASE THIS NUMBER. LOUISIANA ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR SNAP IN FISCAL 2025 IS $38.9 MILLION AND WILL RISE TO CLOSE TO $45 MILLION IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
EDUCATION
- TULANE UNIVERSITY HAS 1300 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM 86 COUNTRIES WHO COULD POSSIBLY BE DEPORTED!
- RESEARCH FUNDING: NIH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH) SLASHED FUNDING WHICH IMPACTS ALL UNIVERSITIES IN LA. AND THEIR RESEARCH PROGRAMS…
- DEI PROGRAMS AT ALL UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.
TARIFFS/PORTS AND STATE ECONOMY
MUCH IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT BUT THE GENERAL THINKING IS WITH HIGHER PRICES DUE TO TARIFFS…DEMAND WILL DECREASE WHICH LEADS TO LESS TONNAGE THROUGH OUR PORTS.
- TRUMP ADMINISTATION CANCELED MUCH NEEDED CORPS STUDY OF LOWER MISSISIPPI RIVER
ENERGY
- CLIMATE CHANGE MAY NOT EVEN BE MENTIONED ON ANY FEDERAL WEBSITE
- EPA DEREGULATION: THE VULNERABLE IN CANCER ALLEY WILL AGAIN BE HIT!
- SOLAR CREDITS: TAX CREDITS WERE DRASTICALLY REDUCED FOR SOLAR AND WIND PROJECTS, UNDERMINING EFFORTS TO GROW CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRY. POSIGEN SOLAR, A LOUISIANA CORPORATION WITH OPERATIONS IN 15 STATES, ANNOUNCED IT WILL LAY OFF HUNDREDS OF LOUISIANA WORKERS AND MAY TERMINIATE MANY MORE BECAUSE OF TRUMP’S ENERGY POLICIES.
EACH DAY ONE COULD ADD MORE TO THE ABOVE LIST AS LOUISIANA’S ECONOMY AND CITIZENS ARE BEING IMPACTED IN MULTIPLE WAYS!