U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2,240,000 grant to the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to improve Pump Station 299 and increase capacity to support business development in the Baton Rouge Health District. This EDA project, to be matched with $560,000 in local funds, is expected to… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves and Steve Scalise announced that Louisiana will receive a $109,948,761 share of nearly $249 million in the FY 2020 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) energy revenues that the four Gulf oil and gas producing states will receive. Of the revenues, the State of Louisiana will receive $87,959,009.28 while the coastal parishes receive… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement regarding the abysmal $12,477,165 allocated to Louisiana fisheries to mitigate the economic hardships accrued by the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress included $255 million to address impacts to recreational and commercial fishers who have been negatively affected by COVID–19. Yet again, only 4.9 percent of… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) penned a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make her aware of the federal government's inability to be efficient and ability to be behind the ball on state management of recreational fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The letter raises the point that because of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act (MSA)… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves stressed the importance of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program today at the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's hearing with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pete Buttigieg. INFRA was made possible due to a Graves' amendment to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today the red snapper populations in U.S. coastal waters are 110 million red snapper – roughly three times more than previously estimated (approximately 36 million). This just announced Gulf of Mexico Great Red Snapper Count is going to help us improve fishing opportunities by cutting back on the strict fishing seasons and… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves' legislation, a bill to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Program (H.R. 1921), passed through the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today. The bill reauthorizes the Program to continue its work advancing the ecological health of Lake Pontchartrain and surrounding lakes and waterways through restoration projects and community… Read more »
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. The legislation aims to allow airports to use up to $1 million… Read more »
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. In total, 15 projects across the state totaling $163 million are… Read more »
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."The new administration cares about the environment so… Read more »
