America Needs the Principles of Faith, Family and Freedom

The following is adapted from Family Research Council President Tony Perkins’s remarks at the Louisiana Republican Leadership Conference on November 1, 2025.Here in Louisiana, we don’t wait on Washington to reopen the government. Our state has a history of being a place where faith, hard work, and community keep things running — no matter what’s happening on the Potomac.From the French explorers who settled along our rivers to the Cajun and Creole families who built our southern culture, Louisia