East Baton Rouge Flood Risk Reduction Project-Joint Statement-Governor John Bel EdwardsCongressman Garret GravesMayor-President Sharon Weston BroomeBATON ROUGE, La. – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Governor John Bel Edwards and Congressman Garret Graves together have found a solution to move forward on the East Baton Rouge Flood Risk Reduction Project, they announced… Read more »
Click here to see video.BATON ROUGE - Congressman Garret Graves discussed national and local topics during an interview on 2une In Monday morning. He first talked about two mass shootings that left more than 29 people dead over the weekend. Early Sunday morning, Connor Betts opened fire at people in Dayton, Ohio. Officials say at least nine people were killed and 20 were injured.The day… Read more »
Louisiana Congressmen Cedric Richmond and Garret Graves introduced legislation in the House of Representatives today that would boost the share of offshore energy revenues for Gulf Coast states, providing a substantial increase in funding for Louisiana's coastal restoration and flood protection projects."Louisiana is battling the largest historical, ongoing and prospective loss of coastal… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) issued the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court opinion in Department of Commerce v. New York:"As a product of immigrants who is amazed to be part of such a great and diverse nation, I am incredibly disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision to block the reinstatement of a citizenship question for the 2020 census. The Court… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Louisiana's Congressional Delegation are urging President Donald Trump to act in coordination with state, parish, levee district, and emergency officials in Louisiana and to grant the state's disaster declaration request in response to record-breaking high water on the Mississippi River."Steps must be taken now to protect lives, property,… Read more »
FEMA is now considering adding flooding from heavy rains when defining flood zonesFlood insurance premiums could rise while property values fall under a plan to change the way risk is calculated under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).Right now, the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses flood zone maps as the primary tool to determine rates.The new rating system, however,… Read more »
A March 12, 2019, hearing of the House Subcommittee on Aviation explored what the nation's aviation system and infrastructure may look like 30 years into the future.Witnesses representing NASA, aviation and technology companies, and pilots highlighted the need for the United States to remain competitive globally in aviation by ensuring an environment that allows for the development and… Read more »
President Trump gave one of his most memorable and impactful speeches two weeks ago when he systematically dismantled the case for socialism. In that speech, he recalled the economic harm and destruction in nations that have adopted socialism, communism or Stalinism. "We will never be a socialist country," Mr. Trump pledged in his speech in Florida.Well said. And the first big step that… Read more »
A patrol deputy who went back to the streets after being told he had only two years to live was honored Monday with a flag presented by Congressman Garrett Graves.Robert Cannon, now an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office deputy, was diagnosed with myelodysplasia in late 2015. It's the type of cancer caused by a stomach tumor and is related to pancreatic cancer, Cannon said.Doctors… Read more »
