Small reforms could come into play when lawmakers on Capitol Hill hammer out a deal for reauthorization National Flood Insurance Program, according to U.S. Rep. Garret Graves. Focus must shift to flood protection, the Republican congressman from the Sixth Congressional District told The News on Friday.Ultimately, our goal is to do another extension, possibly with some small reforms, but… Read more »
Thousands of Louisiana flood victims who borrowed money from the Small Business Administration could soon have clearer access to Restore Louisiana rebuilding grants under a deal worked out by congressional leaders.The change to federal disaster-relief policy was included in a compromise struck in the early hours of Saturday morning on a largely unrelated, sprawling reauthorization of the… Read more »
WATCH: ### BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The 2016 August flood left thousands across the state literally picking up the pieces to their life. The last thing on a flood victim's minds was taking out a loan to rebuild. "These are people who have potentially lost everything," says Congressman Garrett Graves. "On top of their mortgage, they have to have a loan… Read more »
Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and Mississippi would all get a significantly larger share of Federal offshore energy revenue from the Gulf of Mexico under a bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, that was approved by the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on Thursday (Sept. 13).
The legislation amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase to 50… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves advanced legislation out of the House Committee on Natural Resources Thursday that would increase the share of offshore energy revenues for Gulf Coast states.
Graves' bill would provide a substantial increase in funding for Louisiana's coastal restoration and flood protection projects.
"After working on this for 20 years I can tell you: what happened today is… Read more »
Progress on the elevated highway to Port Fourchon continues as the LA 1 Coalition continues to look for money for the next phase.Construction is underway to widen the curve on the Leeville Bridge and add a short extension for the planned elevated highway to Golden Meadow, LA 1 Coalition Executive Director Henri Boulet told the Lafourche Parish Council last week."We're working very hard on… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (R-South Louisiana) announced today that the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding $80,699,190 in new federal funding to Louisiana to advance many projects statewide.The important I-10 Interchange at Pecue Lane is among those projects. With clearing and grubbing mostly completed, these new funds will provide for bridge construction and… Read more »
BATON ROUGE -- Allocation of more than $80 million in federal funds could send several improvement projects statewide to the express route.The Federal Highway Administration awarded $80,699,190 in new federal funding to Louisiana to advance major roadwork across the state.The Interstate 10 interchange at Pecue Lane on the south end of Baton Rouge is included in the project list.Clearing… Read more »
Louisiana is getting $80 million in federal highway funds from other states that failed to use the dollars, including about $16 million to help build an interchange at Pecue Lane in Baton Rouge, officials said Thursday.However, the state would have provided nearly double that amount — about $30 million — for the Pecue project if the work was further along, according to… Read more »
