6 homes in Livingston Parish are going up, while six are dropping off the tax rolls. FEMA recently announced $3.65 million in grant funding was heading to the parish as part of the 'Hazard Mitigation Grant Program' (HMGP) for home elevations and acquisitions. In this case, 16 homes will receive money to elevate to at least one foot above the Base Flood Elevation, while six homes will be… Read more »
A new federal grant will help the Bayou Cane Fire Protection District hire additional firefighters, officials said.The 54-member department recently received a $278,027 federal grant through the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, also known as the SAFER Program.The initiative is designed to enhance the nation's ability to respond to fire… Read more »
Baton Rouge, LA – Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today issued the following statement after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pecue Lane/I-10 Interchange Phase II Project. "This is another legacy infrastructure project that's coming off our ‘To Do' list. Like the Comite project, East Baton… Read more »
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome on Friday announced the start of a new phase of the $55 million Pecue Lane project, which will include an interchange on heavily-traveled Interstate 10 aimed at easing daily traffic backups."The entire corridor has to be improved," Edwards said during a gathering on Pecue Lane near I-10 in south Baton Rouge.A total of 92,000… Read more »
By Julia Arenstam / Staff Writer Speaking Tuesday in Houma, Congressman Garret Graves emphasized the state's role in putting the country on a path from energy independence to energy dominance. Graves was this month's guest speaker at a joint meeting of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce and South Central Industrial Association. Graves, R-Baton Rouge,… Read more »
For five years, I've been blessed to know three kids who will, this February, become my stepchildren. These two young men and one boy – Jesse, Caleb, and George (19, 16, and 11, respectively) have taught me a lot in our five years of knowing each other. I've grown to understand the difference between hearing out a genuine concern from one of them about a particular topic, to… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many people in East Baton Rouge Parish are fed up that whenever there's a hard rain, it seems to flood, like during Wednesday evening's storm. It makes people question how we would fare if a hurricane would hit the Baton Rouge area. Both residents and business owners saying whenever it rains, they're worried. A video taken by Cody Mack shows a majority… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many people in East Baton Rouge Parish are fed up that whenever there's a hard rain, it seems to flood, like during Wednesday evening's storm. It makes people question how we would fare if a hurricane would hit the Baton Rouge area. Both residents and business owners saying whenever it rains, they're worried. A video taken by Cody Mack shows a majority… Read more »
Louisiana is poised to land an unexpected $76 million from the Federal Highway Administration, provided the state can obligate the funds—essentially, send the FHA a list of projects on which the money will be spent—by Sept. 26.The money is coming from unspent highway funds originally allocated to other states that, for one reason or another, were unable to spend it this year,… Read more »
By Julia Arenstam / Staff Writer Speaking Tuesday in Houma, Congressman Garret Graves emphasized the state's role in putting the country on a path from energy independence to energy dominance. Graves was this month's guest speaker at a joint meeting of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce and South Central Industrial Association. Graves, R-Baton Rouge,… Read more »
