EBay is bringing two programs to Baton Rouge: one that trains local small businesses how to better sell products online, the other involving hiring about 40 people to work from home as customer service representatives.
"This is just a start," said Devin Wenig, president and CEO of eBay. "We'll call it eBay South in Baton Rouge."
Baton Rouge is the fourth U.S. city to be selected for… Read more »
DENHAM SPRINGS – A resolution to delayed flood recovery funds held up by federal bureaucrats could be in place by this weekend and the funds could be going out to families by the end of the month. That was the assessment by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, during a visit Monday to Seventh Ward Elementary in Denham Springs. The congressman ate lunch with a group of… Read more »
Baton Rouge Metro Airport has been awarded a $15 million Federal Aviation Administration grant that will be used to relocate a portion of Plank Road in order to better utilize an airport runway.U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, announced that the nearly $50 million total project received partial funding through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program. He called the grant, the… Read more »
Graves Announces Winners of 2019 Congressional Art Competition Baton Rouge, LA – At the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge this week, U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (R-Baton Rouge) announced the winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. Winning first place was Ashlei Smith, a junior at Lee Magnet High School,… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) released a statement following the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voting to allow state management of Recreational Red Snapper for Private Anglers:"This is more great news for normal, everyday people across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast who love being on the water. With the Modern Fish Act as the new law of the land, we're starting to… Read more »
A March 12, 2019, hearing of the House Subcommittee on Aviation explored what the nation's aviation system and infrastructure may look like 30 years into the future.Witnesses representing NASA, aviation and technology companies, and pilots highlighted the need for the United States to remain competitive globally in aviation by ensuring an environment that allows for the development and… Read more »
Seventh graders at Devall Middle School joined the nationwide movement to bring coding skills across the country by participating in the Congressional App Challenge. Each earned certificates from Congressman Garret Graves, who signed his district up to participate.
Devall students competed against students from the 13 parishes represented by Congressman Graves.
The challenge called for… Read more »
President Trump gave one of his most memorable and impactful speeches two weeks ago when he systematically dismantled the case for socialism. In that speech, he recalled the economic harm and destruction in nations that have adopted socialism, communism or Stalinism. "We will never be a socialist country," Mr. Trump pledged in his speech in Florida.Well said. And the first big step that… Read more »
(WAFB) - Congressman Garret Graves is teaming up with lawmakers from Florida, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina to form a task force dedicated to spam phone calls. Graves, along with Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), and Walter Jones (R-NC), is introducing the bipartisan Spam Calls Task Force Act. The bill would force a "focused,… Read more »
Graves Announces 2018 Congressional App Challenge WinnersBaton Rouge, LA — This week, Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced winners the 2018 Congressional App Challenge for Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District. Graves and 221 other Members of Congress inspired students to pursue computer science in the fourth annual competition, the largest student computer… Read more »
