Accountability

Congressman Garret Graves (R – Baton Rouge) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding nearly 130 million dollars in federal grants for the State of Louisiana’s Shelter at Home program.“We have been pushing the concept of the Shelter at Home Program because it has the potential to be a more… Read more »

Congressman Garret Graves (R – Baton Rouge) introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives today requiring the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to provide a predictable and timely response for flood insurance policyholders after they file a claim. The legislation establishes a deadline for approval of claims made under NFIP and mandates the program to make… Read more »

Congressman Garret Graves announced today that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allocate $13 million of “sanction funds” to aid Baton Rouge and Lafayette recovery efforts after a conversation he had with HUD Secretary Julian Castro. Sanction funds are unexpended dollars recuperated from HUD grantees by the agency. Such funds are pooled… Read more »

Congressman Graves caught up with Talk 107.3 this morning to discuss his continued efforts to bring additional recovery resources to Louisiana. Listen in by clicking the link above. Read more »

Where do I start the RECOVERY PROCESS? FEMA – Individual Assistance www.disasterassistance.gov 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) 1-800-621-3362 (VRS) FEMA - Disaster Recovery Centers https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator Disaster Unemployment Assistance 1-866-783-5567 (Louisiana Workforce Commission) www.laworks.net Disaster Food Stamps (DSNAP for… Read more »

Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA) welcomes Louisiana Mayors Jr. Shelton, Rick Ramsey and Gerard Landry to his office in Washington, DC today as the four men prepare to testify tomorrow in the U.S. House of Representatives at a hearing focused on FEMA’s response to the recent flooding that ravaged South Louisiana. The Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, which has… Read more »

“Making government work better for people – the way it’s supposed to – is a primary goal in everything we do up here, and this bill is designed with that in mind. From industry, flood protection and traffic to national security and the balancing the budget, we’re working to make the government better leverage the technology that we all use in our private… Read more »

"To choose between the urgent issue of fighting for recovery funds in D.C. versus coming down and discussing the snapper issue, that's a pretty clear choice, and I'm surprised the department would think the snapper issue is more important than our flood recovery," he said.Read the full article here. Read more »

Some, like U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, have argued that all or much of the river basin should be fair game, all the way down to Lake Maurepas.Read more here. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, a Republican who represents much of the most heavily damaged region, said aid has been too sluggish so far.“People need to know what type of assistance is going to be available to them. That’s something that’s key,” Graves said after taking a Florida congressman on a tour of the damage. “You have people sitting around that don’t… Read more »