The legislation, which still needs approval by the U.S. Senate, eliminates the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the ...

Multiple political reports claim Congressman Garret Graves is on a shortlist to head up the U.S. Department of ...

On election night, two lawmakers quietly killed a U.S House bill to restore Social Security benefits to many public employees ...

New leadership: Baton Rouge-based Associated Grocers announced that David Politz has been promoted to the interim president and CEO position effective immediately. Politz succeeds Manard Lagasse Jr., ...

Caroline Dormon Junior High received the National Blue Ribbon Award in Washington, D.C.

Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves' bill would eliminate the Social Security penalty for 2.8 million government retirees, ...

After the House passed the Social Security Fairness Act in a vote of 327 to 75, the legislation is now facing its next hurdle: passage in the Senate.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed, 327-75, legislation that would repeal Social Security’s windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO) — tax provisions that ...

“Mr. Speaker, it’s been 40 years,” Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana said. “This has been 40 years of treating people differently, discriminating against a certain set of workers.” Graves gave an ...

Congressman Garret Graves appears to be on a short list for President Trump’s potential nominees to head up the U.S.