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Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (LA-06), members of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act, legislation to help reduce and better manage the serious maintenance backlog for Coast Guard shore infrastructure. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found… Read more »

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - Lawmakers and the Federal Communications Commission are working to fight robocalls. "I deal with it often. All during the day," Tyronne Aubert said. "I mean, it's actually a lot of people, more than just me. Like, my friend, everybody that I know is getting random calls from people that they, people that they can't even give you a name," Monica Washington… Read more »

The Center for Sportfishing Policy presented awards to influential leaders who have contributed to recreational fishing and boating and marine conservation. The awards were presented yesterday during the association's annual fly-in called "Center Focus on Washington" during the American Boating Congress.CSP recognized Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-Miss.) with the Jack Lawton Jr. Conservation… Read more »

Click here to watch videoBaton Rouge, La (Local33)(Fox44) - The Baton Rouge Metro Airport has been awarded a $15 million dollar grant for airport improvements by the Federal Aviation Administration. Congressman Garret Graves announced the nearly $50 million total project received partial funding through the FAA's airport improvement program. Majority of the money will go towards shifting… Read more »

EBay is bringing two programs to Baton Rouge: one that trains local small businesses how to better sell products online, the other involving hiring about 40 people to work from home as customer service representatives. "This is just a start," said Devin Wenig, president and CEO of eBay. "We'll call it eBay South in Baton Rouge." Baton Rouge is the fourth U.S. city to be selected for… Read more »

Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) will be awarded a $15 million federal grant through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) – the second largest AIP grant awarded nationwide."This is a big win for travelers in the Capital Region, for BTR and for South Louisiana," said… Read more »

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).The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will get $75.8 million of the money, which can be used for flood protection and coastal restoration projects. The state's 19 coastal… Read more »

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.Following the historic flood of 2016, fresh calls for funding finally resulted… Read more »

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. The long-awaited issuance of guidance for approximately $250 million could come by the end of April, the Republican congressman from District 6 said. "It could be… Read more »