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119th Congress

August 30, 2025

NEW ORLEANS, LA – During the August work period, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) held a series of roundtable discussions highlighting his fight in Washington against bad Trump Administration policies, answering constituent questions, providing resources directly to Louisianians, and hosting Town Halls throughout the district.

Issues:Congress
March 24, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court heard arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that will determine whether the Supreme Court will uphold Louisiana’s Congressional maps that create two majority-minority congressional district next Congress:

March 24, 2025

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that Hyundai Steel Company will invest $5.8 billion in a new, next generation, state-of-the-art electric arc furnace-based steel production facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. This project will create approximately 1,300 direct, high-paying jobs, as well as over four thousand indirect jobs. It is also expected to generate revenues of $4.1 billion annually.

Issues:Economy
February 18, 2026

 

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement on the passing of Dr. Norman C. Francis. 

February 17, 2026

NEW ORLEANS, LA —Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement on the passing of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

 

February 12, 2026

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) abolished the Endangerment Finding:

 

February 6, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-PA) announced the re-launch of the Bipartisan Opportunity Youth Caucus (BOYC) for the 119th Congress. This first-of-its-kind caucus will highlight bipartisan federal policies that support young people aged 16-24 who are disconnected from school and work or are at-risk of experiencing disconnection – also known as “Opportunity Youth” (OY).

 

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United States Capitol
February 3, 2026

Our norms are norms because we have respected them as such, not because they were written in stone, but because we believed in them. They are the invisible architecture of our democracy, the guardrails of conduct, decency and restraint that have guided us through peace and peril alike.

Issues:Congress
January 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) highlighted his support of bipartisan funding bills, H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act and H.R. 7148, the Department of Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Congressman Carter voted in favor of both measures, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.