U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced today $7,501,483.50 from FEMA to help prevent future hurricane, flood and other damages in the state. These funds build on top of record investments made recently including $100 million in FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Graves' recent announcement of over $2.5 billion in hurricane protection, flood control and other projects to… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, St. Charles President Matthew Jewell, FEMA representatives, and members from the St. Charles Parish Council will host a townhall meeting on Thursday, March 3, 2022, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM to discuss FEMA's new National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) – called "Risk Rating 2.0" – at the Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne… Read more »
Louisiana's Congressional Delegation is working to obtain more federal resources to address the needs of those impacted by Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta and Ida. We respectfully request swift action to make good on the promise of the down payment in the September Continuing Resolution and appropriate additional supplemental funding dollars for unmet needs in Louisiana.The three main asks… Read more »
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing with FEMA emergency management personnel to discuss their perspectives on reforms the agency should prioritize this year.
Louisiana Congressmen Garret Graves and Troy Carter, as members of the committee, used the opportunity to draw attention to FEMA's challenges throughout Hurricane Ida recovery efforts and issues that… Read more »
BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana received today a preliminary allocation through FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) of $100 million to help prevent future hurricane, flood and other damages in the state. These funds build on top of record investments made recently including Graves' recent announcement of over $2.5 billion in hurricane protection, flood control and other… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize billions in construction for several major hurricane protection projects and better protect our south Louisiana communities. Within this bill – the Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act (SHORRE) Act – the Upper Barataria Basin Project, Lake Pontchartrain and… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives leadership released a three-week government funding bill that contains zero funding for Hurricane Ida or Southwest Louisiana recovery efforts, but $350 million to "address water contamination from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility" in Hawaii.Graves attempted to add several… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Garret Graves and Seth Moulton introduced bipartisan legislation, the Infrastructure Grant Security Act, that would prohibit federal grants from being used to purchase drones that are manufactured and engineered by companies associated with the Chinese government. Drones present enormous opportunities to improve our lives – they will move us to the next level in… Read more »
Nearly $100 million has been approved for habitat restoration projects in Louisiana after bipartisan legislation U.S. Congressman Garret Graves crafted was signed into law recently. This funding will provide $85.8 million for new restoration projects and an additional $13 million to develop new coastal solutions. The legislation also funded the Coastwide Nutria Control Program (CNCP),… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Garret Graves announced today that long-overdue hurricane protection improvements for Ascension, Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James Parishes – officially named the Upper Barataria Basin Project – is advancing. Just yesterday, the Corps of Engineers released the final project features to be constructed. Graves and… Read more »
