NEW ORLEANS, LA— Congressman William Clay (D–MO) and his staff will be visiting Louisiana for a tour of Baton Rouge and New Orleans to see first hand the efforts that are being put forth to revive areas that have suffered devastation. His trip will begin on Aril 6th late morning in Baton Rouge and leave for New Orleans later that evening.

Clay will be available for questions along with Press Director Steve Bengelhardt. There is a photo op scheduled for Tuesday April 7th and at 4:00 pm at Camp Restore, 9301 Chef Mentuer Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70127.

Clay was first elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 2000, succeeding his father, the Honorable Bill Clay, who served for 32 years and was a founding Member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Congressman Clay is the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, which regulates the federal government’s information and privacy standards and also oversees the operations of the Census Bureau. One of Congressman Clay’s primary goals as chairman is to work with the Census Bureau to eliminate the undercount of African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities from the upcoming national census in 2010.

Mr. Clay also serves on the full Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which has major oversight responsibilities for the operations of the federal government. For more information visit http://lacyclay.house.gov.