RESERVE, LA – Parish President Hotard and Congressman Graves will host a Town Hall Meeting in St. John the Baptist Parish next week. WHAT: Parish President Jaclyn Hotard and Congressman Garret Graves will host a town hall meeting in St. John Parish to provide updates on ongoing Hurricane Ida recovery efforts, hurricane and flood protection projects, flood insurance and more. WHO: … Read more »
BAKER, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined Baker High School leadership, teachers, students and families today for their new campus' groundbreaking ceremony. Baker High School was one of several schools damaged during the 2016 Flood and it took years – until March 2022 – to get federal flood recovery resources.Years of work between Graves' office, Baker High… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves secured $375,000 for a local non-profit program focused on youth crime prevention and diversion. The funding passed in a U.S. House funding bill which is now before the U.S. Senate.Data shows that young offenders, particularly in the Capital Region, are significant contributors to the alarming crime rate, and this funding will help to curtail this trend.… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after an additional $97,870,585 in federal funding was awarded to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. These lagniappe funds can be used to address some of the worst traffic in America – the… Read more »
NAPOLEONVILLE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves met with Assumption Parish leaders and released the following statement."In addition to our frequent outreach to Assumption constituents, we recently met with Police Jurors and other parish officials to discuss drainage and flooding and additional investments in Assumption Parish. One topic we covered was the new Bayou Chene… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – Underserved areas in Livingston Parish are going to benefit from a $1.73 million Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) grant that will produce high-speed access for 500 homes and small businesses."Livingston Parish residents have waited a long time for this. We've been working with parish, state, and federal partners as well as Spectrum… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana's shrimpers and crawfishers are struggling to stay afloat amidst record high energy costs, inflation, a crumbling supply chain, workforce shortages, and the disaster recovery process. U.S. Congressman Garret Graves is putting pressure on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase Louisiana shrimp and crawfish for its food aid programs.… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced $20 million to advance the Baton Rouge to New Orleans rail project. Specifically, the grant provides funding for real estate acquisition, design, and construction of the Baton Rouge and Gonzales Train Stations. "For the past two years, we've watched the U.S. Department of Transportation give away billions of dollars in… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Dina Titus introduced legislation – The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2022 – that would streamline the assistance process and expedite short- and long-term housing solutions for disaster-affected residents, police, and emergency responders. In the aftermath of a hurricane or other disaster, each federal agency and program have… Read more »
The U.S. Senate just advanced Congressman Garret Graves' legislation to expand and improve Veterans health care in the Greater Baton Rouge area and south Louisiana.The Baton Rouge VA clinic has been identified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as one of the nation's most urgently needed facility expansions due to limited space and separate buildings at the current Essen Lane… Read more »
