U.S. Congressmen Graves (LA-06), Cedric Richmond (LA-02) and Steve Scalise (LA-01) announced $39,233,581 has been awarded to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) to extend taxiway from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The breakdown and their joint statement is below: Discretionary: $4,932,824 (recovered funds from a previous FY, and therefore not eligible for the 100%… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced East Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish Sheriff Offices are receiving a combined $222,190 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to aid their efforts in preventing and controlling crime. The breakdown is below:"Federal, state and local officials have a shared goal – reducing crime in Louisiana – and… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) Graves introduced today the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act (H.R. 8333) to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to expedite infrastructure project reviews to improve efficiency, reduce project costs, spur economic recovery and rebuild America. If modernized,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Dr. Ray Belton, President-Chancellor of Southern University, announce the awarding of a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant that will be used to boost Southern University's capacity to develop regional economic development strategies for the Capital Region in response to COVID-19. The grant was awarded from the U.S. Economic… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined Southside Elementary and Southside Junior High at the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate their new Southside campus. Following the 2016 Flood, Graves changed federal law through the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) to prevent FEMA from diverting tens of millions of dollars from educating our students to filling federal coffers.… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2,134,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to South Central Planning and Development Commission. In total, EDA awarded $7.2 million across Louisiana to help provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced $14,350,478 in federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and notified Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson today. Graves plans to work with the state to push for South Louisiana projects to receive additional funding, building on top of the $1 billion in new grants,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office will be reimbursed $2,242,377 in response to the 2016 Flood and emergency housing solution for Livingston Parish sheriff deputies. This grant is the result of an amendment Graves offered after the federal government proved they could not adequately, inexpensively or efficiently respond to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the pre-solicitation notice for shrimp purchases.
"This relief announcement comes after months of work with all stakeholders from the top-down. We have already started reaching out to stakeholders regarding the pending… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today 11 grants, totaling $5,183,666, awarded this week from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). More information can be found below with awarded grants listed by agency.U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC): Recipient: South Central… Read more »
