THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
Louisiana.
American energy dominance. Historic investment.
Safer streets and a secure border.
for Starbase Louisiana61%Of the nation’s LNG exports
supplied by Louisiana55%Fewer murders in New Orleans
in 2025 than in 2022
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Louisiana.
Eight big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and delivered the fifth highest average tax refund nationwide to Louisianans.
- Jobs protected76,000
- Wages preserved$7B
- Avg. tax refund$4,117
The engine of
energy dominance.
President Trump ended the Biden LNG permit ban and made Louisiana the engine of American energy dominance.
- Share of U.S. LNG exports61%+
- Active LNG terminals4
- Projects approved in two months5
The Gulf of America.
Open again.
President Trump reopened the Gulf of America to energy exploration and production, giving Louisiana’s energy industry long-term stability.
Big names.
New opportunities.
President Trump has brought historic private investment to Louisiana — from spaceflight and steel to AI and LNG.
A secure border.
A safer Louisiana.
President Trump secured the border, ending the Biden border crisis and making Louisiana safer.
Safer communities.
Real results.
Crime in New Orleans has plummeted as President Trump’s crime crackdown agenda Makes America Safe Again.
Leading the charge
in the space race.
Louisiana workers built the SLS core stage that powered Artemis II — and Michoud will build the core stages for Artemis III, IV, and V.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Louisiana communities — from Pollock to Oakdale.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Louisiana.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Louisiana workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 76,000 Louisiana jobs, preserved $15 billion in Louisiana economic activity, and preserved $7 billion in wages for Louisiana workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $208 million in rural healthcare funding to Louisiana.
CMS rural health awards700,000 seniors.
No tax on Social Security.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Louisiana’s 700,000 seniors.
White House: LA savingsThe WFTC delivered Louisianans an average tax refund of $4,117 in 2026 — the fifth highest average refund nationwide.
ENDING THE BIDEN LNG PERMIT BAN
The engine of
American energy dominance.
President Trump ended the Biden LNG permit ban and made Louisiana the engine of American energy dominance.
The ban lifted.
President Trump lifted the Biden ban on new LNG export permits. Within two months, the Energy Department had approved five LNG projects, including Venture Global’s CP2 in Cameron Parish, Golden Pass, and Commonwealth LNG.
Louisiana Energy Export AssociationMore exports from Calcasieu Pass.
Secretary Wright signed a final authorization letting Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass export an additional 20 billion cubic feet of natural gas as LNG each year.
Department of EnergyA record investment decision.
Woodside Energy announced a $17.5 billion final investment decision on Louisiana LNG in Calcasieu Parish — the largest single foreign direct investment in Louisiana history and the first greenfield LNG project to reach FID in President Trump’s second term.
Louisiana Economic DevelopmentLouisiana now supplies more than 61% of the nation’s LNG exports and has four active LNG terminals — more than any other state.
GULF OF AMERICA
Reopening the Gulf.
For exploration and production.
President Trump reopened the Gulf of America to energy exploration and production.
Long-term stability.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts require a minimum of 30 offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf, giving Louisiana’s energy industry long-term stability.
Senator CassidyBig Beautiful Gulf 1.
The Interior Department held Big Beautiful Gulf 1 in New Orleans — the first Gulf lease sale since 2023 — generating over $300 million in high bids for 181 blocks, with 30 companies submitting 219 bids totaling over $370 million.
For the first time in a decade, companies were invited to attend the lease sale in person, and the event was livestreamed for the public.
Interior DepartmentBig Beautiful Gulf 2.
Big Beautiful Gulf 2 brought in another $47 million in high bids from 13 companies across roughly 141,000 acres.
Interior DepartmentBUILT FOR WHAT’S NEXT
They’re betting big
on Louisiana.
President Trump has brought historic private investment to Louisiana.
7 company announcements.
SpaceX
Pecan Island, Vermilion ParishHyundai Steel
Ascension ParishMeta
Richland ParishVenture Global
Plaquemines LNGWoodside Energy
Calcasieu ParishB = billion. M = million.
ENDING THE BIDEN BORDER CRISIS
Securing the border.
Making Louisiana safer.
President Trump secured the border, ending the Biden border crisis and making Louisiana safer.
Millions have left.
Over 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. since President Trump returned to office.
Fox NewsNot a single release.
The Trump Administration has not released a single illegal alien into the U.S. for 16 consecutive months.
Southwest border apprehensions were down 94% in August from the monthly average under Biden.
DHS announcementA year below one Biden month.
Border Patrol apprehensions on the southwest border totaled 90,084 in President Trump’s first year, fewer than the Biden administration’s average single month of 155,485.
DHS recordGang members off the streets.
ICE has arrested more than 10,000 gang members during President Trump’s second term.
DHS announcementPUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Crime in New Orleans has plummeted as President Trump’s crime crackdown agenda Makes America Safe Again.
New Orleans — 20252025 vs. 2022↓ 55% murders
New Orleans recorded 121 murders in 2025, down 55% from the 266 the city investigated in 2022.
FOX 8 New OrleansNew Orleans — 2026Through July 1, 2026 vs. the same point in 2025Violent crime at its lowest level since 1969
By July 2026, NOPD reported violent crime had fallen to its lowest level since 1969, with killings through July 1 down 15% from the same point in 2025.
FOX 8 New OrleansMICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
Louisiana workers
are leading the space race.
Louisiana workers are leading the charge in the space race.
Built in New Orleans.
Artemis II — the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years — was powered by an SLS core stage built at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
NASAKeeping Louisiana at work.
Michoud will build core stages for Artemis III, IV, and V, keeping thousands of skilled Louisiana tradesmen and suppliers at work.
WDSUIMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Louisiana.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Louisiana communities.
Christian Juarez-Fredy
From Guatemala
Convicted of: Kidnapping, aggravated assault of family (strongarm), and probation violation.
DHS recordRuben Sacastume-Lopez
From Guatemala
Convicted of: Strongarm rape.
DHS recordJulio Lara-Avila
From Mexico
Convicted of: Battery, terroristic threat (state offenses), false imprisonment, simple assault, and cruelty toward a child.
DHS recordIsidro Lara-Soto
From Mexico
Convicted of: Exploitation/enticement, obscene material (transport), sexual exploitation of a minor (sex performance), and sexual exploitation of a minor (exhibition of minor).
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.