Investments in water management and flood mitigation make our communities more resilient and produce long-term cost savings. My office will continue working with our local, state, and federal partners to prioritize investments and legislative solutions that improve flood control infrastructure in South Louisiana. Below is a timeline of actions that my office has taken on these issues.
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Higgins Announces Army Corps Funding for Southwest Coastal Louisiana Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allocating an additional $115 million through the Infrastructure Law for construction on...
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...
Higgins Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Reform the NFIP
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) to introduce the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)...
Higgins Calls on FEMA Administrator to Halt Implementation of NFIP Risk Rating 2.0
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) questioned FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell this week and called on her to halt the implementation of NFIP Risk Rating 2.0, which is expected to...
Higgins, GOP Colleagues Working to Protect U.S. Energy Ports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and nearly 40 Republican colleagues delivered a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) calling out the Biden administration's plan to...