Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Member of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Securing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for granting emergency assistance to Louisiana’s Crawfish Aquaculture Industry through the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP). Crawfish farmers who suffered losses last year due to excessive heat will be eligible for grants.

Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. sent a follow-up letter to the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant $7,117,567 to the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA). This funding was made possible through the Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) grant program, which is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Congressman Carter helped craft and voted for.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will grant $156,120,000 to the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR). This funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act that Congressman Carter helped craft and voted for.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) joined Odyssey House Louisiana to celebrate the grand opening of its primary and behavioral health care Community Health Center. Congressman Carter secured $1,000,000 in federal FY 2023 Community Project Funding for Odyssey House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA) announced the launch of the Bipartisan Opportunity Youth Caucus (BOYC) for the 118th Congress. The first-of-its-kind caucus will serve to prioritize 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).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after voting to pass the national security supplemental funding bills in the House of Representatives.