People of Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, take notice.
Clay Higgins just voted for a government shutdown.
Every other member of Louisiana’s congressional delegation voted to keep government operating.
Higgins did not.
H.R. 9747, which provided for the continuation through Dec. 20 of appropriations and authorities contained in the 12 regular appropriation acts for 2024 and for additional funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund, and extend the authorization of several health and veteran programs.
Democrat Troy Carter voted in favor. So did Julia Letlow and Garret Graves. Even Steve Scalise and Speaker Mike Johnson voted in favor.
But Clay Higgins voted no.
Clay Higgins voted against all his elderly constituents in Southwest Louisiana.
Clay Higgins voted against veterans, including those living in his district.
Clay Higgins voted against funding other health benefits for his constituents.
Troy Carter, Julia Letlow, Garret Graves, Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson voted in favor of continuing those appropriations.
Residents of the following parishes:
- Acadia
- Calcasieu
- Cameron, Iberia
- Jefferson Davis
- Lafayette
- St. Martin
- St. Mary
- Vermilion
Clay Higgins doesn’t care one whit about you or your problems. His failure to procure relief for hurricane victims in his district is evidence enough of that sad fact.
In terms of intellectual acuity, Clay Higgins is probably best described as Louisiana’s answer to Tommy Tuberville.
| Louisiana | |||
| Yea | LA 1st | R | Scalise, Steve |
| Yea | LA 2nd | D | Carter, Troy |
| Nay | LA 3rd | R | Higgins, Clay |
| Yea | LA 4th | R | Johnson, Mike |
| Yea | LA 5th | R | Letlow, Julia |
| Yea | LA 6th | R | Graves, Garret |
Louisiana Voice 
But they will probably still vote for him. Grrr.
They like him so they like what he does. So be it.
Sadly, Higgins’ voters will never read Louisiana Voice. Truth be told, they may never read. Anything.
No, they just sit there and watch Fox all day.
I recall in the early years of the Trump adminstration making a disparaging remark about Trump and having someone reply, rather angrily, “Trump is doing exactly what he’s suppose to be doing.” I was struck by what that revealed about Trump voters and I never questioned the truth of it. I imagine Higgins’ supporters would say the same thing about Higgins.