FEMA is sending $22,696,822.80 in federal funding to cover Hurricane Ida (in Ascension, Lafourche and St. John the Baptist parishes) and the 2016 Flood (Livingston Parish) incurred costs by the respective entities. "This funding shows every entity in south Louisiana is impacted by storms – water and wind don't discriminate between a home, small businesses, school, or law… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined local stakeholders and elected officials today for the East Baton Rouge Flood Control Project groundbreaking, also known as the "Five Bayous" Project. Part of a "system" of $1 billion in Amite River Basin projects secured by Graves' efforts, this project will help quickly drain East Baton Rouge Parish during severe rain events… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior lapsing for the first time on their final offshore energy development plan which needed to be completed by today, July 1, 2022. The plan, required by federal law, lays the groundwork for lease sales and offshore energy revenues which is how our State secures the funding for our… Read more »
LEEVILLE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves released the following statement regarding the milestone groundbreaking for the elevation of LA-1 taking place today in Leeville, Louisiana. The new, elevated highway project, stretching from Golden Meadow to Leeville (8.3 miles), was partially financed in 2020 with a $135 million federal grant."Officially known as the ‘Billy… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves advanced legislation in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to provide relief to the stranded, remaining Duplications of Benefits (DoB) victims of the 2016 Flood. Federal bureaucrats denied flood victims access to home rebuilding grants if they had accessed loans.Following the Flood of 2016, Congress approved $1.7 billion in grant funding for… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (U.S. Virgin Islands) passed bipartisan disaster relief legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that would immediately and automatically provide disaster recovery funds in the aftermath of a major disaster. Under the existing process, it may take years to get… Read more »
GONZALES, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves joined the Highway 30 Coalition in Ascension Parish to discuss collaboration among elected, community and business leaders to prioritize substantial improvements to one of the most important high-traffic arteries in the fastest-growing parish of the state. In recent days three locations have been identified for a proposed new Mississippi… Read more »
With strong backing by U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, important hurdles were cleared today approving the construction of major flood control, ports, inland waterways, hurricane protection, coastal restoration and other infrastructure improvements in Louisiana. Graves was a co-author of the bipartisan water infrastructure legislation, the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA),… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today key projects across Louisiana that will receive nearly $400,000,000 through the Army Corps annual spending plan which determines funding amounts for flood control, hurricane protection, coastal restoration, and port/navigation projects. Graves worked to secure these resources to bolster our resiliency… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) secured the approval of billions of dollars in new flood control, ports, inland waterways, hurricane protection, coastal restoration and other infrastructure improvements for Louisiana in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA). WRDA will authorize water resources infrastructure projects and dictate how those investments are… Read more »
