Additional $46 Million in Funding for Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project Announced by Congressman Clay Higgins
Additional $46 Million in Funding for Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project Announced by Congressman Clay Higgins
Louisiana / Washington, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins of Louisiana announced that the US Army Corps of Engineers will allocate an additional $46 million for the construction of the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection Project under the Infrastructure Act. The project comprises 4,700 square miles of coastal restoration and storm mitigation in Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vermilion parishes.
“While I opposed the Infrastructure bill in its totality, there are elements within the bill that my office fully supports. We have long prioritized funding for water management and storm mitigation efforts, including the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project,” said Congressman Higgins. “I secured language in the 2018 Water Resources bill prioritizing this project for construction, and my office has advocated for funding through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since coming to Congress.”
Background information on the Southwest Coastal Louisiana Hurricane Protection project’s funding efforts:
- In September 2018, Congressman Higgins authored and secured an amendment in S. 3021, America’s Water Infrastructure Act, which prioritized the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project for construction.
- In February 2021, Congressman Higgins met with members of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) and local stakeholders to discuss funding efforts for the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project.
- In July 2021, Congressman Higgins secured language in a House Energy & Water appropriations bill to award funding for construction on the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project.
- In January 2022, Congressman Higgins announced $125 million for the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project through the Infrastructure Law.
- In March 2022, Congressman Higgins secured an additional $10 million for construction on the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project in an omnibus spending bill.
- In March 2022, Congressman Higgins announced an additional $115 million for the Southwest Coastal Louisiana project through the Infrastructure Law.
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