U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana has scheduled a passport fair to help constituents secure one of the world's most coveted documents.
Johnson's staff will host the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Bossier Parish Courthouse in Benton in conjunction with Clerk of Court Jill Sessions.
The speaker's staff said passport help is perhaps the most requested of constituent services. Last year more than 250 constituents attended the speaker's passport fair.
“This is the second year Speaker Johnson’s office has hosted a passport fair to help Louisianians renew or acquire their passports," Johnson's Louisiana Press Secretary Elizabeth Kalmbach told USA Today Network. "Obtaining a passport can be tedious, and our goal is to help Louisianians cut through red tape and expedite the process."
Passports not only open doors to the world, but they also can be used for air travel and entrance to federal buildings within the U.S. for citizens who don't have Real ID compliant driver's licenses.
Click here for details and required documents to bring Aug. 26.
Information: 318-840-0309 for Johnson's local staff; 318-965-2336 for direct questions to the Bossier Parish Clerk of Court pertaining to passport applications.
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Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Here's how Speaker Mike Johnson is helping citizens secure passports
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