WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after USA Rice announced that Iraq has committed to buying 40,000 metric tons of American rice. This is...
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Higgins Urges Department of Transportation to Approve Mega Grant for I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter of support to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to approve the Louisiana Department of...
Op-Ed: Biden’s Inflation Crisis is Crushing American Families
With inflation at its highest rate in 40 years, American families of every background are struggling to keep up with rising costs. However, the Biden administration’s policies are only making...
Higgins Commends ASH Industries’ $5M Investment in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended ASH Industries’ announcement of a $5 million investment to expand their workforce and facilities in Lafayette Parish. ASH Industries,...
Higgins Commends Supreme Rice’s Investment in Acadia Parish
CROWLEY, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Supreme Rice's announcement of a $16.2 million investment to develop parboil facilities for a new product line. Supreme Rice will build a new...
Higgins Announces Funding for Dredging, Waterway Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that South Louisiana waterway projects received significant funding in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 2022 Work Plan."We...
Higgins, Cammack, Republican Colleagues Introduce Small Scale LNG Access Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL), and 25 Republican colleagues recently introduced H.R. 7115, the Small Scale LNG Access Act, which would expedite...
Higgins Commends Greenberry Industrial’s Investment in Jeff Davis Parish
JENNINGS, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended Greenberry Industrial's announcement of a $500,000 investment to retrofit the former Gulf Island Shipyards facility near Jennings into a...
Higgins Announces $780K for Port of Delcambre
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Twin Parish Port District (Port of Delcambre) will receive $780,707.00 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural...
Higgins Votes Against Democrat Bill Injuring America’s Economic Competitiveness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted against H.R. 4521, a Democrat bill that injures America's economic competitiveness and fails to hold China accountable. The bill is nearly...
Higgins Announces Army Corps Funding for South Louisiana Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterway projects in South Louisiana will receive funding through the Infrastructure Investment...
Op-Ed: Biden’s vaccine mandate stifles economic recovery
Prior to the arrival of COVID-19 in early 2020, the American economy was rolling. We had historic growth, record low unemployment, and greater opportunity for all Americans.We endeavor to return to...
Higgins Cosponsors Resolution to Protect Louisiana Sugar Growers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) co-sponsored a zero-for-zero resolution, which would zero out foreign sugar subsidies and help protect U.S. and Louisiana sugar growers from...
Higgins Commends New 120,000-Ton U.S. Rice Tender with Iraq
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the announcement of a new 120,000-ton U.S. rice tender with Iraq, the first in nearly two years.In March, Congressman Higgins and...
Higgins Announces $2.75M to Construct McNeese LNG Center of Excellence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has approved a $2.75 million grant for McNeese State University Foundation...
Higgins Announces Funding for Shipyards in St. Mary Parish
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today Conrad Shipyard and Bollinger Marine Fabricators will receive over $1.5 million for equipment and infrastructure upgrades at their...
Higgins Urges Governor to Utilize Federal Windfall to Address Louisiana’s Infrastructure Backlog
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today urging Governor Edwards to utilize federal funding from the latest COVID-19 package to address Louisiana's infrastructure backlog....
Higgins Announces Funding for Chennault International Airport
LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Chennault International Airport will receive over $3.438 million from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport...
Higgins Announces Funding for Airports in LA-03
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that six 3rd District airports will receive over $3.4 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal...
Congress Throws Support Behind Issuance of Iraq Tender
This week, 25 Members of Congress, many from rice-producing states and districts, signed on to letters encouraging the U.S. and Iraqi governments to work together towards the issuance of a tender...