BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement about over $13,000,000 in improvements to 12.6 miles of LA 70 in Assumption Parish. The project is funded with 80 percent federal funding and will include milling, patching, overlay and drainage on LA 70 from the intersection of Highway 1 in Paincourtville, west and south to Pierre Part. "Highway 70… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the permitting legislation being pushed by President Joe Biden, Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin, and others. Modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) would help fast-track Louisiana's coastal restoration projects, transportation projects and energy infrastructure priorities – stimulating… Read more »
RESERVE, LA – Parish President Hotard and Congressman Graves will host a Town Hall Meeting in St. John the Baptist Parish next week. WHAT: Parish President Jaclyn Hotard and Congressman Garret Graves will host a town hall meeting in St. John Parish to provide updates on ongoing Hurricane Ida recovery efforts, hurricane and flood protection projects, flood insurance and more. WHO: … Read more »
BAKER, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined Baker High School leadership, teachers, students and families today for their new campus' groundbreaking ceremony. Baker High School was one of several schools damaged during the 2016 Flood and it took years – until March 2022 – to get federal flood recovery resources.Years of work between Graves' office, Baker High… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, a member of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after an additional $97,870,585 in federal funding was awarded to the State of Louisiana for transportation and infrastructure projects. These lagniappe funds can be used to address some of the worst traffic in America – the… Read more »
NAPOLEONVILLE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves met with Assumption Parish leaders and released the following statement."In addition to our frequent outreach to Assumption constituents, we recently met with Police Jurors and other parish officials to discuss drainage and flooding and additional investments in Assumption Parish. One topic we covered was the new Bayou Chene… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – Underserved areas in Livingston Parish are going to benefit from a $1.73 million Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) grant that will produce high-speed access for 500 homes and small businesses."Livingston Parish residents have waited a long time for this. We've been working with parish, state, and federal partners as well as Spectrum… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced $20 million to advance the Baton Rouge to New Orleans rail project. Specifically, the grant provides funding for real estate acquisition, design, and construction of the Baton Rouge and Gonzales Train Stations. "For the past two years, we've watched the U.S. Department of Transportation give away billions of dollars in… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Garret Graves and Dina Titus introduced legislation – The Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2022 – that would streamline the assistance process and expedite short- and long-term housing solutions for disaster-affected residents, police, and emergency responders. In the aftermath of a hurricane or other disaster, each federal agency and program have… Read more »
Legislation just passed the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide recovery assistance to the remaining 2016 Flood victims deemed ineligible by federal bureaucrats. For years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) refused to provide financial assistance to disaster victims that were previously approved for a disaster recovery loan – calling it double… Read more »
