U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following video and statement as the U.S. House of Representatives reauthorizes the bipartisan highway and infrastructure funding bill. Graves offered these opening remarks yesterday in the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing where consideration for the landmark legislation began and continues… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that Louisiana Highway 1 is receiving a $135 million grant from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to construct approximately 8.3 miles of elevated highway from Leeville Bridge to Golden Meadow. Graves' amendment to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires that projects which support national… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final rule that will help accelerate and promote the construction of important energy infrastructure across the United States while protecting our nation's waterways. The EPA final rule increases the transparency and efficiency of the Clean… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced $13,307,605 through six grants in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District.Louisiana State University (LSU) will receive $2,632,700 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the Transportation Consortium of Southcentral States, which is authorized in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). The program… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced that Louisiana Regional Airport will receive $45,000 in federal funding. The funds, provided through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), were awarded through a supplemental funding opportunity.The funds are broken down below: $40,500.00 to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced $12,333,334 will be awarded to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan (BTR) and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) airports. The funds, provided through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), were awarded through a supplemental funding… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced $51,334,400 in federal funding today for airports in the surrounding areas of Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dollars were made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act."Our airports have taken a pounding… Read more »
Feb. 19 2020Congressman Garret Graves, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced federal airport infrastructure grants today that will fund nearly $3 million of improvements at two airports serving Louisiana's 6th Congressional District: $315,000 to reconstruct a taxiway at Houma-Terrebonne Airport and $2,641,953 for taxiway enhancements at Louis Armstrong New… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced $13,410,662 will be given to the Port of South Louisiana through a U.S. Department of Transportation grant program, which will add multimodal connections and enhancement to the operational efficiency of Globalplex Intermodal Terminal."I just received a call from Secretary Elaine Chao and personally had an opportunity to thank her and… Read more »
Baton Rouge Business Report TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | By Stephanie RiegelU.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, has secured $7 million to complete the extension of a key taxiway at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport. The taxiway runs in front of the new terminal at the airport and is needed to help facilitate air traffic into and out of the new facility, which is on… Read more »
