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The Paris Road Bridge that connects New Orleans East to St. Bernard Parish will get a $41.6 million facelift under President Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan, U.S. Rep. Troy Carter said Wednesday.
The bridge, often called the "Green Bridge" for the many years it was painted green, will be cleaned, structurally repaired, and painted green once again, said Carter, D-New Orleans, at a press conference to announce the project.
Second Congressional District Congressman Troy Carter begins a tour today, visiting cities in his district and explaining how the $7- billion in Infrastructure funds Louisiana will receive will improve structures in his district. First up on his “Building A Better Louisiana Infrastructure Tour” a stop in New Orleans East at the Green Bridge which he said is so desperately in need of repairs.
“We’re going to have some $43-million attached to that project and to the largest one that’s going to give us the opportunity to make some badly needed repairs,” said Carter.
A recent increase in the Pell Grant awarded to low-income college students who need financial help paying for their tuition or other educational needs will not be going to the nearly one million students who choose career and proprietary schools.