This week U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act, which modernizes the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Act to make infrastructure project reviews more efficient, reduce project costs, spur economic recovery, and rebuild America.Modernizing NEPA would help fast track… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves and Steve Scalise announced that Louisiana will receive a $109,948,761 share of nearly $249 million in the FY 2020 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) energy revenues that the four Gulf oil and gas producing states will receive. Of the revenues, the State of Louisiana will receive $87,959,009.28 while the coastal parishes receive… Read more »
As work on the Comite River Diversion project continues, Central residents are vocalizing their frustration with the timeline.
The time is ticking as Army Corps of Engineers crews work to complete the Comite River Diversion. Read more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers held a community meeting Monday, March 29, to give updates and answer questions about the project. After years of countless roadblocks, the long-awaited Comite River Diversion Canal project is starting to pick up speed. The flood control project will… Read more »
BATON ROUGE- Residents in Central expressed lots of frustration with the Comite Diversion Canal's continuous delays. "I'm tired of hearing about 30 people who don't want to give up their property, what about the 10's of thousands that lost their homes because of this, you have another event like this you better move out of the state," said one resident. The state and the U.S. Army Corps… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves stressed the importance of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant program today at the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's hearing with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pete Buttigieg. INFRA was made possible due to a Graves' amendment to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act,… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee, released the following statement after legislation he cosponsored, The Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 468), passed through the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today. The legislation aims to allow airports to use up to $1 million… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) joined fellow Gulf State congressional members in introducing legislation that makes the federal government pay Louisiana compensation for lost revenues due to President Biden's executive orders that knee-cap offshore energy production in the name of better energy and climate policy."The new administration cares about the environment so… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) introduced the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (H.R. 1339) with Representative Sharice Davids (Kansas) to bolster the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem in the United States. The legislation aims to develop new transportation options, move goods, amplify economic activity and jobs, advance environmental… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released the following statement after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) concurrently released its Draft Restoration Plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The two documents detail the benefits, impacts, and changes to the… Read more »
