U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced that the State of Louisiana and several coastal Louisiana parishes will receive $156,329,442.65 in the Gulf of Mexico (GOMESA) energy revenues which are awarded to the four Gulf offshore oil and gas-producing states. The law was drafted and negotiated by Graves. Louisiana’s state constitution requires that the revenues from… Read more »
An amendment by U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Troy Carter (Louisiana) was adopted today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that will finally get critical rebuilding funds to long-neglected 2016 Louisiana Flood victims. The amendment, offered as part of H.R. 7070, the Wildfire Response Improvement Act, extends Graves’ earlier Duplication of… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves’ legislation to restore America’s energy independence has advanced through the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.
“The Biden Administration keeps breaking records – they’ve blocked new American offshore energy projects, proposed fewer offshore oil and gas leases than any President in history, and forced every American to… Read more »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that the West Shore Hurricane Protection Project will need approximately $1.27 billion in additional funding to complete the project. Specifically, the Corps says the funds are needed to deliver the project to its authorized levee elevations and complete the system’s pump stations and drainage structures.
U.S. Congressman Garret… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced that the State of Louisiana and several specific Louisiana parishes will receive $156,161,552.64 in the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) energy revenues which are awarded to the four Gulf offshore oil and gas-producing states. Graves drafted and negotiated the law. Louisiana invests the revenues from energy lease sales directly… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced the following key Louisiana projects received funding that will address our dredging, levee, flood protection and infrastructure priorities. The work plan is the regular release of how the Army Corps will be funding its projects after the passage of the annual congressional spending bill. Major investments Graves successfully pushed for during the… Read more »
The U.S. House Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure committees will begin discussions tomorrow on permitting reform. At 2:00 PM EST tomorrow, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act. A link to watch can be found HERE."Government bureaucracy is… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the Humble Canal Floodgate Groundbreaking Ceremony today, a critical component of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection System. Graves has secured $410 million for the project to date, including $12.46 million specifically for the Humble Canal Floodgate."Today should confirm for thousands of families and… Read more »
Legislation expected to imminently pass the U.S. House of Representatives and be signed into law includes numerous wins for Louisiana. This bill - the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) - will deliver better flood control, coastal restoration and hurricane protection, as well as direct investments in our ports and waterways.
Graves included numerous pro-Louisiana provisions… Read more »
DONALDSONVILLE, LA – Federal, state and local leaders broke ground on the Bayou Lafourche Mississippi River Re-Introduction and Pumping Capacity Improvement Project in Donaldsonville on Friday. The project went out to bid for construction in January 2022 after receiving the final U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) permit in November 2021.U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the… Read more »
