Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced a $2.2 million federal grant for the False River Regional Airport today. The funding will go toward a project to rehabilitate 5,000 feet of runway and taxiway at the facility. "This is big news for the New Roads community, Pointe Coupee and for the entire region," said Graves. "These enhancements will help attract additional general… Read more »
Houma-Thibodaux area congressman is praising President Donald Trump's proposal to move the Army Corps of Engineers out of the Department of Defense.Rep. Garret Graves, Baton Rouge, has long criticized the corps, a key agency responsible for hurricane protection and levee work in Louisiana, as slowing progress through excessive bureaucracy and permit requirements.Trump's sweeping proposal… Read more »
Substantial reforms to the Food Stamp Program that Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced last year through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week as provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill.With more than 100 co-sponsors, support for the SNAP Reform Act amounted to a groundswell of members who advocated… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves deserves recognition for taking aim at a mighty federal bureaucracy.
After years of watching the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, any south Louisiana resident might give up hope of ever seeing the agency functioning efficiently and with purpose for the good of the people and the environment.
But Graves, a Baton Rouge Republican who represents parts of Terrebonne… Read more »
Most functions of the Army Corps of Engineers, including oversight of hurricane and river levees, coastal wetland permitting and river navigation in Louisiana, would be transferred to the departments of Interior and Transportation under a Trump administration plan announced Thursday to completely restructure the federal government.The corps now handles what are called "civil works"… Read more »
Substantial reforms to the Food Stamp Program that Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced last year through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Reform Act of 2017 advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives today as provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill. With more than 100 cosponsors, support for the SNAP Reform Act amounted to a groundswell of Members who… Read more »
A recent announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of $14 million to the Comite River Diversion Canal shines a ray of hope on the project. While the sum is roughly 1/20th of the total pot, that's quite alright, because there's several reasons this particular announcement has excited both the local and federal legislative delegations.First, when it comes to the Comite, there's one… Read more »
House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the US Army Corps of Engineers FY 2018 Construction Work Plan will provide $14 million of federal funding toward the Comite River Diversion Canal project, along with $1.5 million for East Baton Rouge, $1 million for Ascension Parish and $750,000 for Livingston Parish Environmental… Read more »
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LA (WAFB) -
Congressman Garret Graves, House Water Resources chairman, announced Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will provide $14 million worth of federal funding to the Comite River Diversion Canal project.
Graves has been negotiating with the Corps, the White House, and through legislative efforts in the House to fully fund the Comite project, as… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A bill passed through the House in Congress this week could have a big impact on the Comite Diversion Canal project.The Water Resources Development Act clears the way for changing some of the rules for the process through the Army Corps of Engineers.Congressman Garret Graves said it's a huge step forward in getting the Comite and other infrastructure projects… Read more »
