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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement after legislation he cosponsored, The Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 468), passed through the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today.
BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana’s Capital Region secured funding today for 3 out of 15 projects designated across Louisiana to reduce flood risks. The funding is part of the $1.2 billion provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development following the legislative efforts to combat future storm damages in South Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined fellow Gulf State congressional members in introducing legislation that makes the federal government pay Louisiana compensation for lost revenues due to President Biden’s executive orders that knee-cap offshore energy production in the name of better energy and climate policy.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced bipartisan legislation this week to bring transparency and efficiency to the federal regulatory state – the PROVE IT Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – Members of Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation introduced legislation that would reauthorize the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area (NHA) for 15 years, continuing a commitment to sustain the unique heritage of “America’s Foreign Country.” Established in 2006, the Heritage Area stretches through 14 parishes and provides support for the region’s cultural heritag
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) co-introduced the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) this week to safeguard federal funding for victims of domestic abuse, stalking, and sexual violence. VAWA authorizes vital programs at shelters and social service agencies that support women in crisis.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) offered four more amendments today to the American Rescue Plan, as the U.S. House prepares to vote again on the legislation following its passage in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (H.R. 1339) with Representative Sharice Davids (Kansas) to bolster the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) concurrently released its Draft Restoration Plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced more amendments to House Democrats’ budget reconciliation package than any other House Member in an effort to create accountability and improve the $1.9 trillion mega-bill – which, contrary to its title, will do little to provide COVID-19 relief.
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Louisiana will get $94.7 million in fiscal year 2018 Gulf of Mexico offshore oil revenue, almost $12 million more than the previous year, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday (April 25).
After decades on the back burner, the Comite River Diversion Canal finally began construction Wednesday morning.
Planned after the devastating flood of 1983, the channel would redirect high water from the Comite and several bayous in northern East Baton Rouge Parish into the Mississippi River during an emergency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal guidance on the distribution of additional relief funds for victims of the 2016 floods and other natural disasters may final come to fruition, Congressman Graves told The News in a phone conversation Friday night.
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans is getting $3.1 million in federal funding to support a program that would put shipping containers on barged instead of roadways, according to a Wednesday announcement from congressman Garret Graves.
There was an extra enthusiastic Tigers fan running around Washington, D.C. on Thursday, ahead of the LSU basketball team's Sweet 16 appearance.
FEMA is now considering adding flooding from heavy rains when defining flood zones
NEW ORLEANS — Flood insurance premiums could rise while property values fall under a plan to change the way risk is calculated under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A March 12, 2019, hearing of the House Subcommittee on Aviation explored what the nation’s aviation system and infrastructure may look like 30 years into the future.