LAKE CHARLES, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $150 million in Mega Grant funding for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge...
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Higgins Announces Additional $5.5M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $5,572,055.04 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Votes Against $1.7T Omnibus Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins released the following statement after voting against the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package. “Congress is destroying America with crippling...
Higgins Announces Additional $23.5M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $23,534,295.39 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Additional $1.3M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $1,348,742.70 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Grant Funding for New Cameron Ferry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $25 million to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and...
Higgins Announces New Chief of Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) today announced an upcoming change to his leadership team, naming Andrew David as his new Chief of Staff (COS).Kathee Facchiano, Congressman...
Higgins Announces Lafayette Student as Winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced that Isaac Beverly, a student at Lafayette High School, is the overall winner of the 2022 Congressional App Competition for Louisiana’s 3rd...
Higgins Announces Additional $4.1M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $4,113,640.80 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces Additional $12.9M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $12,907,967.54 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins’ Bill Improving Long-Term Veterans Care Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that his bill H.R. 7158, the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives.The bill provides...
Higgins’ Budget Amendment Adopted in House GOP Majority Rules for 118th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) today announced the inclusion of his amendment, which prioritizes reforms to the budget process, in the House Republican Conference rules package...
Higgins Announces Additional $90.4M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $90,420,451.15 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in...
Higgins leads Republican letter to Biden regarding diesel fuel costs, urging measures to reduce inflation
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), along with 28 republican colleagues, delivered a letter to President Biden urging him to reform his administration’s domestic energy policies....
Higgins Announces $7M for Guidry’s Catfish Facility in St. Martin Parish
BREAUX BRIDGE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award a $7 million grant to Guidry’s Catfish to expand their processing...
Higgins Announces Additional $20M For Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $20,118,713.32 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces $25M Purchase of Gulf Shrimp
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is purchasing up to $25 million of wild-caught Gulf shrimp through the Section 32...
Higgins Announces Additional $38M for Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $37,892,489.72 in Public Assistance reimbursements for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest...
Higgins Announces $10M for Port of Morgan City Dock Expansion Project
MORGAN CITY, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $10 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant for the...
Higgins Rated One Of Most Effective Republican Lawmakers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) ranked in the top 10% of House Republicans for legislative effectiveness according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), which scores...