What Does Trump's 'Big Bill' Have to Do with LA Coastal Protection? It Could Mean More Money.

They’re Fighting Polluters. Trump’s Tax Bill Guts Their Funding

Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will slash funding that communities in Louisiana have used to take on the fossil fuel industry.

What does Trump's 'big bill' have to do with Louisiana coastal protection? Here's why it could mean more money.

The larger bill has fueled the country's divisions, leading to warnings over its ballooning of the deficit and cuts to programs like Medicaid. But a little-known change in offshore revenue marks a victory for Louisiana.

Louisiana Republicans Slash Medicaid, Protect Tax Cuts for Rich

Credit: USDA via CC by Public Domain Louisiana’s Republican delegation just made a devastating choice, voting to preserve massive tax cuts for the wealthy, while stripping health care from nearly 200,000 of their own constituents. With their support for Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” passed in the Senate on July 1 and expected to clear the House this week, Louisiana Republicans have drawn a brutal line in the sand. On one sid…