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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves, the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Aviation, announced that Louisiana Regional Airport will receive $45,000 in federal funding. The funds, provided through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP), were awarded through a supplemental funding opportunity.

The funds are broken down below:

• $40,500.00 to reconstruct the apron: This project reconstructs 7,110 square yards of the existing apron pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds the first phase, which consists of a preliminary engineering report.
• $4,500.00 in Cares Act Local Match was awarded: Unlike most AIP funding, these awards include additional contributions by the federal government, allowed by the CARES Act, in place of local match requirements.

Louisiana Regional Airport:

• Project Description: Reconstruct Apron
  • Supplemental AIP Entitlement: $40,500.00
  • Cares Act Local Match: $4,500.00
  • Total: $45,000.00

These federal funds are part of the same $12 million AIP allotment Graves announced on April 24, 2020 that were awarded to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan (BTR) and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) airports. Previously, Graves had announced a $1.176 million federal grant to help pay for runway improvements at the Louisiana Regional Airport facility.