LUTCHER — Funding for the West Shore Levee Project is locked down and no longer vulnerable to reallocation.That development became official last week when River Region leaders convened with state and federal interests to sign a partnering agreement.When reports of unobligated Corps of Engineer funds potentially being diverted to fund President Donald Trump's border wall project… Read more »
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Congressman Garret Graves and a host of local, state and federal officials gathered at the Pontchartrain Levee District office in Lutcher on Friday to mark an important milestone in the long-awaited West Shore Levee.They entered into a ceremonial partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will allow construction to go forward in the spring of 2024 on… Read more »
By Matt Houston | February 7, 2019 at 5:56 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 5:26 AMBATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - There's an "excellent chance" local attorneys and U.S. Representative Garret Graves will file a lawsuit in the coming weeks against the federal agencies blocking distribution of around $230 million in 2016 flood aid, Graves told WAFB Thursday.Congress passed a legal fix to the… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves' (South Louisiana) bipartisan bill to revive the National Scenic Byways Program earned passage in the United States House of Representatives today. H.R. 831, the Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019, ensures that there is a process once again for States, tribes, and Federal land management agencies to request National Scenic Byways designations for roads… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) made the following statement about today's announcement on the West Shore Hurricane Protection Project:"In 2016 we passed congressional authorization for the 42-year overdue, much needed, highly anticipated West Shore Hurricane Protection Project. In 2018 we secured $760 million to complete the project in 5 years or less. Today's commitment by… Read more »
Congressmen Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Cedric Richmond continue to stand up for Louisiana flood victims in the nation's capital, successfully inserting two recovery-oriented amendments into a disaster aid package being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives today.The first amendment requires the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive a ban on… Read more »
Members of Louisiana's congressional delegation say planned flood and hurricane risk reduction projects in the state would not be in jeopardy under a White House proposal to divert money and other resources from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 315-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.The Trump administration brought forward the proposal Thursday (Jan. 10) as their stalemate… Read more »
Members of Louisiana's congressional delegation say planned flood and hurricane risk reduction projects in the state would not be in jeopardy under a White House proposal to divert money and other resources from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 315-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.The Trump administration brought forward the proposal Thursday (Jan. 10) as their stalemate… Read more »
((Editor's Note: This story has been revised from an earlier version to update information about the size of the contract that had been incorrectly provided by the state.)) The lead agency overseeing an expected $1.2 billion federal windfall that will help fund flood-control related projects around Louisiana has issued a Request for Proposals for a program manager to provide support… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (U.S. Virgin Islands) introduced new disaster relief legislation in the House of Representatives this week to help impacted states and communities recover faster, better and at lower costs to taxpayers. H.R. 7322 is a bipartisan solution for the costly and bureaucratic delays in the current system, and it… Read more »
