On Monday, the 2023-2024 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters opened at 6 a.m. but the rush to hit the waters was not as robust as it has been on the Gulf Coast in prior years. WLOX reported on Monday evening that only 244 commercial shrimping licenses were issued by MDMR for this season. The number is significantly below that of years past. According to WLOX, MDMR shared the following ... Read More »
NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, recognized former sheriff and U.S. Congressman Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) as a Real Solutions.® Champion during National Police Week 2023. U.S. Rep. Ezell was presented the award for his contributions to keeping communities safe during his law enforcement and Congressional career. Congressman Ezell embodies the ethos of NSSF's Real Solutions. Safer Communi... Read More »
Last night, the House passed H.Res. 363, Expressing support for recognizing "National Police Week." Congressman Mike Ezell is an original cosponsor of the resolution, which was introduced by Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03). The resolution expresses support for law enforcement officers across the country and honors fallen officers from 2022. Included in the list of 556 fallen officers are Bay St.... Read More »
Today, Congressman Mike Ezell voted in favor of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, a sweeping border security and immigration package that would address the ongoing crisis on our southern border. The bill passed the House hours before Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed for swift deportations of illegal immigrants, is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. ET. Experts predict the expiration will lea... Read More »
City of Leakesville officials hosted a meeting with state officials last Tuesday to discuss the many needs of the city along with ways to meet those needs. Leakesville Mayor David West said it was a good meeting, and our elected officials are working hard for the community. The mayor and other city officials escorted the delegation to view several sites in and around the city during the meeting. "... Read More »
Congressman Mike Ezell is celebrating 100 days in office. Since taking his oath of office to become a United States congressman, Representative Ezell has achieved many things in his first 100 days. When asked about the journey so far, Ezell says the most memorable thing was honoring the lives of the two fallen Bay St. Louis police officers by introducing his first bill. Ezell also says he believes... Read More »
U.S. Representative Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, has introduced a bill honoring the lives of two Bay St. Louis officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. With his first authored piece of legislation, H.Res.63, the former Jackson County Sheriff made it his mission to pay respects to Sergeant Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe, who were shot in a Motel 6 parking lot on December 14, 2022... Read More »
Today marks 100 days since Congressman Mike Ezell was sworn in as a part of the new Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives. "It's been a productive first 100 days," said Congressman Ezell. "The people of South Mississippi sent me to Washington to work, and that's what I'm continuing to do." Congressman Ezell has made constituent service a top priority. Since he took off... Read More »
Mississippi Fourth District Congressman Mike Ezell said the country has to be able to protect itself from threats at home after the arrest of a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman in connection with the recent leak of highly-classified military documents. Twenty-one-year-old Jack Teixeira was arrested Thursday and charged with removing or transmitting classified national defense information. “We’... Read More »
Today, the House passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Included in the final bill was an amendment from Congressman Mike Ezell, along with Congressmen Garret Graves (LA-06), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), and Jerry Carl (AL-01), which supports energy production off the Mississippi coast. "Our amendment makes a good bill even better," said Congressman Ezell. "Energy jobs are critical to the economies ... Read More »
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Congressman Mike Ezell, R-Miss., today welcomed the distribution of more than $51.8 million to the State of Mississippi and its three Gulf Coast counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities. The funding represents Mississippi’s share of revenues generated through the Gulf of Mexico Ener... Read More »
Today, the House passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which was introduced by Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05) and cosponsored by Congressman Mike Ezell. "Mississippi has some fantastic public schools where teachers, like my daughter, work with parents to ensure our kids get the best education possible," said Congressman Ezell. "The Parents Bill of Rights puts those principles into law... Read More »
Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Pascagoula) is opening an office in Laurel, and the Jones County Board of Supervisors is happy about that. Ezell will be leasing space in the Jones County Extension Services office at 515 North 5th Ave., for $150 per month. The Laurel office will be staffed by Lance Taylor, a former Mississippi Highway Patrolman who lives in Jones County. The office is right next to the Veterans... Read More »
Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03), Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to express their support for the 186th Air Refueling Wing as it competes for a KC-46 mission at Key Field. “Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi, is a prime location for the KC-46. It has the ability to servi... Read More »
On Wednesday, Congressman Mike Ezell visited the Veteran’s Memorial Museum in Laurel for a quick tour and a presentation on fentanyl. “We’ve really got to get a hold on this,” Ezell said. Ezell got a hands-on lesson from Col. Robert Bartran. “This is an epidemic,” Bartan said. “It’s impacting our kids, young and old; unsuspecting kids. Not necessarily kids with afflictions, addictions or any type ... Read More »
