The U.S. House of Representatives advanced Congressman Garret Graves' legislation to expand and improve Veterans health care in the Greater Baton Rouge area, and south Louisiana. The legislation is expected to be signed into law within weeks. 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… Read more »
Nearly 40 Members of Congress from across the southeastern United States have asked U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to direct the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to allow better science and improved access to red snapper fishing opportunities.
The letter expresses strong concerns from dozens of Members of Congress that NMFS is attempting to use flawed… Read more »
Public servants in Louisiana (teachers, police, firefighters, etc.) are some of the most impacted victims of the infamous Windfall Elimination Penalty (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) – a 1980s-era flawed federal law that can result in massive cuts – including total elimination – to their Social Security payments.The struggle to repeal WEP and GPO is decades… Read more »
Legislation just passed the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide recovery assistance to the remaining 2016 Flood victims deemed ineligible by federal bureaucrats. For years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) refused to provide financial assistance to disaster victims that were previously approved for a disaster recovery loan – calling it double… Read more »
FEMA is sending $22,696,822.80 in federal funding to cover Hurricane Ida (in Ascension, Lafourche and St. John the Baptist parishes) and the 2016 Flood (Livingston Parish) incurred costs by the respective entities. "This funding shows every entity in south Louisiana is impacted by storms – water and wind don't discriminate between a home, small businesses, school, or law… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined local stakeholders and elected officials today for the East Baton Rouge Flood Control Project groundbreaking, also known as the "Five Bayous" Project. Part of a "system" of $1 billion in Amite River Basin projects secured by Graves' efforts, this project will help quickly drain East Baton Rouge Parish during severe rain events… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior lapsing for the first time on their final offshore energy development plan which needed to be completed by today, July 1, 2022. The plan, required by federal law, lays the groundwork for lease sales and offshore energy revenues which is how our State secures the funding for our… Read more »
LEEVILLE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the milestone groundbreaking for the elevation of LA-1 taking place today in Leeville, Louisiana. The new, elevated highway project, stretching from Golden Meadow to Leeville (8.3 miles), was partially financed in 2020 with a $135 million federal grant."Officially known as the ‘Billy… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves advanced legislation in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to provide relief to the stranded, remaining Duplications of Benefits (DoB) victims of the 2016 Flood. Federal bureaucrats denied flood victims access to home rebuilding grants if they had accessed loans.Following the Flood of 2016, Congress approved $1.7 billion in grant funding for… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (U.S. Virgin Islands) passed bipartisan disaster relief legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that would immediately and automatically provide disaster recovery funds in the aftermath of a major disaster. Under the existing process, it may take years to get… Read more »
