Press Releases

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 has seen better days. This investment is going to eliminate potholes, help make the road safer and prevent coffee spills when driving between Paincourtville and Pierre Part. We've secured billions of federal dollars for south Louisiana transportation and flood protection projects. We will keep working to address priorities in our community."

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