BATON ROUGE - Louisiana leaders gave their thoughts after the United States struck Iranian nuclear sites in on Saturday.

President Donald Trump announced on social media earlier Saturday that the United States carried out an attack on three nuclear sites in Iran.

Below, reactions from Louisiana leaders are embedded and quoted:

The two greatest presidents Ronald Reagan and @realDonaldTrump understood that peace is only achieved through strength and resolve!

Thank you to our great armed forces for executing this mission. God bless them, our great President, and the United States!

— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) June 22, 2025

The President made the right call, and did what he needed to do.

Leaders in Congress were aware of the urgency of this situation and the Commander-in-Chief evaluated that the imminent danger outweighed the time it would take for Congress to act.

The world’s largest state…

Trending News

• Livingston deputies: Seven juveniles living with no adults arrested, guns seized; some gang-affiliated
• US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) June 22, 2025

Iran’s nuclear program is a threat to peace and stability. Peace must remain the goal.

— U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) June 22, 2025

Find my full statement on President Trump’s unilateral strikes on Iran: https://t.co/9gZxInnxxR pic.twitter.com/Or9Pu77nPd

— Congressman Troy A. Carter (@RepTroyCarter) June 22, 2025