{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/louisiana-awarded-college-football-national-championship-game-following-cassidys-urging", "Louisiana Awarded College Football National Championship Game Following Cassidy's Urging", "2015-11-04", "2015", "2015-11", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON-\u00a0Today, it was announced that the 2020 College Football Playoff title game will be played in New Orleans on January 13, 2020, following the urging of Dr. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA). In March, Dr. Cassidy wrote a letter to The Playoff Group\u2019s Bill Hancock supporting the proposal of hosting the game in New Orleans. Read the letter\u00a0HERE\u00a0and below:\r\nMarch 27, 201\r\nBill Hancock\r\nExecutive Director\r\nThe Playoff Group\r\n545 East John Carpenter Freeway\r\nSuite 1025\r\nIrving, TX\u00a0 75062\r\n\r\nDear Mr. Hancock:\r\nI am writing to express my support for the proposal of the city of New Orleans to host a College Football National Championship game.\r\nThe state of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans have played host to some of the largest, most exciting sporting events in our nation.\u00a0 Since 1934, New Orleans has been honored to host one of the most exciting events in all of college football. The Sugar Bowl has offered memorable experiences to millions of fans, and it is without a doubt one of the finest sporting facilities in the country.\r\nLouisiana hosted our first college football national champion in 1936 and we would be thrilled to continue that long-standing tradition with the new College Football Championship. We would be honored to welcome all administrators, players and fans to our beautiful state. We sincerely hope you will select New Orleans for this tremendous honor.\r\nSincerely,\r\nBill Cassidy, M.D.\u00a0United States Senator", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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/louisiana-awarded-college-football-national-championship-game-following-cassidys-urging"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.256357878446579, "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"}