Press Releases
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) will award over $2 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to Lafayette and Lake Charles. The funds are provided through the CARES Act and provide states and local governments with flexible funding for COVID-19 response efforts and other services.
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to President Trump requesting a cost share adjustment for FEMA Public Assistance funds to help Louisiana manage both recovery efforts and existing revenue shortages. The requested adjustment would increase the federal share of funding from 75 percent to 90 percent.
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently sent a letter to Governor Edwards, calling for an emergency election plan that ensures voters in areas devastated by Hurricane Laura are able to participate in the November 3, 2020 election.
LAKE CHARLES, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today the commencement of Operation Blue Roof in areas impacted by Hurricane Laura. The program, which is run through the Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with FEMA, covers the acquisition and installation of temporary blue tarp roof coverings for damages to residential properties, at no cost to homeowners.
LAFAYETTE, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that Lafayette Regional Airport will receive $9,421,816 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding and CARES Act assistance. The grant will help finance reconstruction of the airport apron.
Congressman Higgins issued the following statement:
LAKE CHARLES, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter today to Governor Edwards urging him to waive restrictions and allow community and faith-based shelters to open in response to Hurricane Laura.
LAKE CHARLES, LA - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and members of the Louisiana congressional delegation sent a letter to President Trump today, urging him to declare a major disaster in the wake of Hurricane Laura.
LAFAYETTE, LA – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 8015, a Democrat bill that blocks necessary reforms and equipment upgrades within the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) through at least January 31, 2021.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement following President Trump’s announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations – the first such agreement between Israel and a major Arab country since 1994.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the U.S. Economic Development Agency (EDA) after the announcement of $800,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants for economic development organizations in Louisiana’s 3rd District.