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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Gulf Coast Restoration is awarding $2,994,006.60 to the Rockefeller Refuge Gulf Shoreline Stabilization project.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a House Oversight Committee hearing last week, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) dismantled the arguments of “energy justice” activist, New York attorney Raya Salter. 
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) responded to Democrat attacks on the oil and gas industry during a House Oversight Committee hearing this week. Congressman Higgins slammed lawsuits aimed at blocking new energy infrastructure development and emphasized that oil and gas production in the United States is amongst the cleanest in the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass H.R. 5774, the Expediting Disaster Recovery Act, which authorizes FEMA to provide financial assistance for “unmet needs” as a result of a major disaster.

The bill streamlines the delivery of disaster recovery dollars and provides FEMA with expanded flexibility to address unmet needs as a result of a disaster. This includes authorizing funding for:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award the City of Youngsville $5,230,350 for the Bailey Grove Detention Pond project.
 
The hazard mitigation grant will fund the design and construction of five detention ponds on two project sites that will reduce the watershed elevation for Bayou Parc Perdu. The project will help protect over 300 residential properties, a church, a school, and a fire station.
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $3,944,820.93 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana.
 
The funding is made available through the major disaster declaration for Hurricane Laura (DR-4559-LA), which Congressman Higgins supported.
 
The reimbursements include:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 8733, to help prioritize U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects following a major disaster declaration.
 
The bill would amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 and the definition of an “economically disadvantaged community” to include areas affected by a major declared disaster within the last five years.