A shoreline protection project in Vermilion Parish has received funding for design, permitting and construction.The Bayou Canal Shoreline Protection Project will receive $508,037 in funding from the...
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Higgins Commends Passage of Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House unanimously passed H.R. 7575, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020, which authorizes...
Higgins’ Amendment for Calcasieu Channel Included in Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) amendment expediting access to viable dredge fill sites for the Calcasieu River & Pass project was added to the 2020 Water Resources...
Higgins Names Sam Houston High Student as Winner of 2020 Congressional Art Competition
Click Here for the Full ImageWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Adisyn Estes, a rising junior from Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff, is the winner of the...
Higgins: Leftist Attacks Against Law Enforcement Must End
Higgins: Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Win for Religious Liberty
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld exemptions to the Affordable Care Act's requirement for employers to provide...
Higgins Commends SCOTUS Decision Overturning Injunction on Pipeline Construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement in support of the Supreme Court's decision to reverse the nationwide injunction on pipeline construction activity...
Higgins Votes Against Unconstitutional DC Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 51, a bill to create a 51st state from the District of Columbia."The Constitution sets...
Higgins Announces $7.79M for Lafayette Regional Airport
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $7,792,300 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the...
Higgins Votes Against Democrats’ Partisan Policing Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 7120, Democrats' partisan policing bill."This bill is reflective of the broader anti-law...
Higgins Named FreedomFighter Award Winner by FreedomWorks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is receiving FreedomWorks' FreedomFighter Award for his congressional voting record during 2019. The organization is committed to advancing...
Higgins Urges Governor Edwards to Sign Pro-Gun Bills
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is calling on Governor John Bel Edwards to sign four pro-gun bills that passed through the Louisiana State Legislature.HB 746, allows those who...
Higgins Cosponsors Bill Demanding States Distribute Coronavirus Relief Funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) is cosponsoring H.R. 7065, which requires states to distribute Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to rural communities and smaller cities and towns.The...
Higgins Votes for Improvements to Paycheck Protection Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted for H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act, which grants small businesses greater flexibility over how they utilize...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues File Suit Against Proxy Voting
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and 20 GOP colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives are challenging the constitutionality of a recently passed proxy voting rule, H. Res....
Higgins, House Energy Action Team Call for Expedited Royalty Relief
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt requesting expedited...
Higgins Recognized By Citizens Against Government Waste
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) received a 98% score in the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) 2019 Congressional Ratings. The organization is dedicated to...
Higgins Commends $190M for Coronavirus Testing in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement of support after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $190,781,430 in funding to expand...
Higgins Commends USDA Relief for Farmers, Ranchers
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) after Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP),...