{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/local-spotlight-cassidy-highlights-baton-rouge-business-owner-katie-jenkins-for-employing-people-with-disabilities/", "LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Cassidy Highlights Baton Rouge Business Owner Katie Jenkins for Employing People with Disabilities", "2025-11-25", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), for his monthly Local Spotlight, highlighted Katie Jenkins, owner of STIR Coffee in Baton Rouge, who primarily employs Louisianans with cognitive disabilities. By providing good jobs for people who may otherwise face barriers to employment, Katie is improving life for those she employs and setting a positive example for businesses across the country. Each month, Cassidy highlights a local story that truly reflects Louisiana values of humility, respect, and resiliency.\n\nRead his full November 2025 Local Spotlight below:\n\nA big shoutout to Katie Jenkins, owner of STIR Coffee in Baton Rouge\u2014a caf\u00e9 that primarily employs people with disabilities.\n\nFor someone with cognitive differences, whether from birth or trauma, finding a job can be hard.\n\nAnd many want to work but are never given a chance.\n\nPerhaps the best thing about STIR Coffee is the brewing sense of hope so many of their employees feel\u2014expanding their expertise, sharpening their skills, and staying involved in a community despite the challenges they face.\n\nEvery American\u2014including those with disabilities\u2014deserves the freedom to work and reach their fullest potential.\n\nKatie, a real shoutout, applauding you for starting a business that improves the life of people in our community in such a heartwarming way.\n\nYou set out to make a difference, and drip by drip\u2014and, in all seriousness\u2014person by person, you are succeeding!\n\nKeep making Louisiana and our world a better place!\n\nBackground\n\nIn October, Cassidy recognized St. Bernard Parish firefighter, Andrew Nixon, for saving a woman\u2019s life while off-duty seconds before her car was engulfed in flames following a collision with an 18-wheeler. Andrew was on his way home from a wedding with his fianc\u00e9e when he pulled the young woman from her vehicle and carried her to safety. The 23-year-old firefighter reflects on the experience as a full-circle moment\u2014drawing strength from the memory of his niece, Everleigh, whose tragic passing continues to inspire his commitment to protect others.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/local-spotlight-cassidy-highlights-baton-rouge-business-owner-katie-jenkins-for-employing-people-with-disabilities/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.86235161870718, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}