119th Congress

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:

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.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:

“Today marks a major step forward for New Orleans and for the future of our medical corridor. For far too long, Charity Hospital has stood as a reminder of what was, and what still could be. I have long believed that this historic site deserved new life, new purpose, and a vision worthy of its legacy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), and Cleo Fields (D-LA) introduced the bipartisan Crawfish Reclassification for Agricultural Workforce (CRAW) Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA), Co-Chair of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, introduced a bipartisan House Resolution in recognition of Men’s Health Week which occurs annually the week leading up to Father’s Day. This resolution is intended to raise awareness about men's health issues and promote preventive care.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Alma Adams (D-NC) recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Health Resources & Services Administration Administrator Thomas J. Engels urging the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) not to delay critical funding for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau’s Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program (Follow-Up Program).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) secured deadline extensions from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request (JIRR) program in New Orleans to June 2, 2028. FEMA also agreed to review other active Katrina recovery projects across south Louisiana for potential extensions.