Drew Hawkins

And what she said was to fix it.

She says people are already struggling to pay health insurance premiums already right now.

So if the subsidies go away, it'll only make it even harder for them.

The people I talk to, what they want is they want Congress to stop playing politics, is how they put it.

Speaker Johnson's district is very rural, lots of poverty, and a lot of people will be impacted if these subsidies go away without some sort of plan.

And I think maybe the best way I can sum it up is a conversation I had with Suzy Halle this past weekend.

She's a Republican.

She supports President Trump.

And she runs a food bank in a place called Farmerville in Union Parish, which is in-house Speaker Mike Johnson's district.

And I asked her if she had a message for Speaker Johnson.

And what she said was to fix it.

She says people are already struggling to pay health insurance premiums already, right now.

So if the subsidies go away, it'll only make it even harder for them.

As of September, crashes are up more than 600 percent on the roads surrounding Meta's new data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, according to records obtained by the Gulf States newsroom.

Truck drivers couldn't see or hear smaller vehicles before crashing into them.

At least two drivers fell asleep at the wheel, and one abandoned his wrecked truck so he wouldn't miss a morning meeting at Meta.

In another crash, an 18-wheeler driver didn't even have a license.

In response to our questions, Meta says it set strict guidelines about speed and safety but did not address specific crashes, and says construction on the data center will last at least another five years.

As of September, crashes are up more than 600% on the roads surrounding Meta's new data center in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, according to records obtained by the Gulf States Newsroom.

Truck drivers couldn't see or hear smaller vehicles before crashing into them.