U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announces the nutria bounty bill he sponsored and negotiated has been signed by President Donald Trump. The legislation, H.R. 3399 - To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California in the program, and for other purposes, provides funding for a nutria bounty program and restoration funds to nutria related… Read more »
ZACHARY, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced a $61,380,000 investment from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Hospital Service District 1 of East Baton Rouge Parish. The investment will renovate and expand the hospital facility and capabilities, as well as sustain employment for 850 people in the surrounding area.
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U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves and Joe Kennedy released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives announced that it has launched a long-awaited digital consent form to modernize the citizen experience with federal government agencies. Graves and Kennedy's bipartisan legislation, the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced they were putting the final touches on the Interstate 10 widening project between East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. The project widens Interstate 10 from four lanes to six lanes between Highland Road and LA 73 in Ascension… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement in response to the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that disguises knee-capping offshore energy production in the name of reforming federal ocean management. The legislation, conveniently introduced two weeks before Election Day, builds on top of many attempts… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today 11 grants totaling $6,251,041 awarded this week from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). More information can be found below with awarded grants.Grants: Recipient: City Of Baton Rouge Title of Project: FY 20 The Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program Amount of Award: $721,293 Droject… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced bipartisan legislation today that will better protect Louisiana by standardizing research on natural disasters. The Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act, cosponsored with Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA), would establish an independent board to review underlying causes of natural disasters and make recommendations to all levels… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) approved the conversion of ExxonMobil's Lena Compliant Tower (Lena) platform into an artificial reef under the bureau's Rigs-to-Reefs Program. On July 3, 2020, the platform jacket was toppled in-place to create a new reef site in the Gulf of… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), Ørsted and Eversource announced this week the execution of a long-term charter agreement for the provision of the first-ever U.S. flagged "Jones Act" compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV). The SOV will be engineered, constructed and operated by ECO as a large… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after his bill, the Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2019 (DESCEND Act), passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation expands red snapper fishing stocks and fishing opportunities by helping to improve the survivability of the estimated… Read more »
