Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass a one-week extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which allows the Senate additional time to approve a longer extension this month....
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Higgins: Port of Morgan City Receives Additional $3M for Dredging
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after it announced an additional $3.025 million in funding for the Port of Morgan City. The funds will...
What Higgins, LFT are doing about long lines at the airport
It's no secret there have been some issues for folks trying to board early morning flights at Lafayette Regional Airport lately. Those not making their flights despite arriving hours early have...
Groundbreaking for LFT terminal; officials say shorter lines to come
Lafayette Regional Airport is moving forward with plans for an expansion.Thursday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new terminal with a greater sense of why it's so important.The...
‘Isn’t it time for a new one?’ Lafayette Regional breaks ground on new terminal
Folks "flying Lafayette" could be going through a brand-new, 120,000-square foot terminal in just two years.Construction on the more than $80 million project is estimated to be complete in 24 months...
Congressman Higgins Announces Telehealth Grants for South Louisiana
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced two grants today from USDA Rural Development that will fund the expansion of telehealth services in South Louisiana. The first grant, totaling $272,900,...
Higgins tours rice shipment at Port of Lake Charles
Higgins Receives 100% Pro-Life Score from National Right to Life
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has received a 100% voting score from the National Right to Life, America's oldest and largest pro-life organization.Over the last 22 months, Congressman Higgins has...
Congressman Higgins Cosponsors Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he is cosponsoring House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act, which would fully fund President Trump's border...
Higgins Issues Statement on New Trade Deal with Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump announced the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a new trade deal that will...
Congressman Higgins Votes for Tax Reform 2.0, Making Individual Tax Cuts Permanent
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed three bills this week, collectively known as Tax Reform 2.0, which make tax cuts for individual filers and small businesses permanent,...
Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Grant for Lafayette Parish
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Consolidated Government will receive $1,250,000 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The hazard mitigation...
Higgins, Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Legislation to Rename Lake Charles VA Clinic After Medal of Honor Recipient Douglas Fournet
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Kennedy (R-LA), and U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced legislation to rename the Lake Charles Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)...
Lawmakers want to rename Lake Charles VA Clinic after Medal of Honor recipient
Legislation to rename the Lake Charles Community-Based Outpatient Clinic after a U.S. Army first lieutenant from Kinder has been introduced by U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy, and U.S....
Higgins Commends FERC for Issuing EIS on Driftwood LNG Project
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Driftwood LNG...
Rep. Clay Higgins Wants to Drug Test Congress
Rep. Clay Higgins has an idea for how to get Congress to clean up its act: random drug screenings."I have observed some behavior that would cause one to wonder," the Louisiana Republican told the...
Water Infrastructure Bill Includes Higgins’ Pro-Louisiana Amendments
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted to pass the House Amendment to S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which authorizes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) projects that improve...
Higgins Introduces Legislation to Drug Test Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced H. Con. Res. 135, the Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act, which enacts random drug screenings for members of the U.S. House of...
Congressman Higgins Announces $9.9M for Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the Migratory Bird Commission, chaired by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, will award $9,928,536 in conservation funding to the Bayou...