All too often in an election year, we hear that government should be run like a business.And all too often, we don't unpack all the conflicting realities represented in that statement.If that means efficiency in day-to-day operations, that makes a lot of sense. And one way that government often lags is in technology, because it's not politically sexy to spend millions upon millions to… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a federal grant totaling $1,215,843.12 to Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School. The funds will reimburse Cristo Rey for repairs related to the 2016 flood. "Schools are the cornerstone of just about every community in… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves is pointing to recovery hurdles Louisiana faced in the wake of historic flooding in 2016 and other recent disasters in arguing for a major overhaul in how federal long-term recovery efforts are handled. But he's not a fan of a proposal that's making its way through Congress currently.WATCH VIDEO: The U.S. House voted 290-118 in favor of advancing to the Senate a… Read more »
In August 2016, a slow-moving storm pummeled southern Louisiana for several days, inundating some areas with upwards of 30 inches of rain, ravaging the region with widespread flooding and record-high river swells.
Registering as a 500-year event, the floods displaced thousands who would eventually return to irrevocable damage and to a situation that called for swift action from federal… Read more »
FEMA is delaying a sweeping overhaul of flood insurance rates by one year, after the planned changes sparked concerns in Congress about premium hikes.
The agency said its Risk Rating 2.0 initiative will be implemented on Oct. 1, 2021, rather than Oct. 1, 2020 — a move that takes off the table a potential spike in rates for homeowners in the run-up to next November's… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves joined the show today to give us his weekly update about what his office is working on. Graves talks about his visit with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to talk about improvements to the VA hospital. Congressman Graves said that it was good to visit with the Secretary to talk about all the good VA Louisiana is doing and what improvements are necessary. … Read more »
Nov. 4 was the first day that the Trump administration could file paperwork to officially withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, and it wasted no time doing so.
The fact is the agreement was far from perfect. It wasn't even originally supported by some climate activists. It was unenforceable and lacking in specifics. Still, it was a signal to the world that the U.S. takes… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - On Thursday, Nov. 7, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, Capital Area Transit System (CATS), and Build Baton Rouge announced a $15 million discretionary federal grant for the Plank Road to Nicholson Drive Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
Congressman Garret Graves says the grant will be awarded to the city-parish by US Secretary of… Read more »
Undeterred by government gridlock, representatives from the Gulf Coast descended on the nation's capital this week to lobby for an ongoing effort to secure more money from offshore oil and gas revenues for coastal projects, including efforts to protect Louisiana's disappearing coastline."Our sense of urgency in Louisiana is much different than any other state in the country," said Chip… Read more »
DENHAM SPRINGS - Three hundred students had already begun taking Science & Technology classes at the location, which was once Southside Elementary, and they had been doing so for more than 60 days. So the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Denham Springs High STEM and Robotics Center held on Wednesday, Oct. 9, focused on something different — the future, which was a perfect fit for… Read more »
