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Bipartisan bill brings another $46 million to Louisiana but opponents say that's too little

Por: The Advocate Politics October 04, 2022

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WASHINGTON – Southwest Louisiana received Monday an additional $46 million to fund elevating about 200 structures out of flood plains in Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermillion parishes.U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, while U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, dubbed the money “politically-manipulated funding.”U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, the Lafayette Republican who creating the funds, stepped in front of Monday's appropriation... + full article



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