Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) led 10 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Biden, calling for him to support a bilateral ceasefire in the ongoing Middle East conflict.

ST. GABRIEL, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Governor John Bel Edwards, federal and local partners, to celebrate a $100 million Battery Materials Processing Grant for Koura Flour, Inc. This was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congressman Carter helped craft and voted for.

LAPLACE, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) proudly announced the grand opening of the next “community lighthouse” that will serve residents during extended power outages.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to governor-elect Jeff Landry’s intent to call a special redistricting session after the recent ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the passage of his bill, H.R. 4403, the Securing the Cities Improvement Act, in the House Committee on Homeland Security. This bill would ensure stability within the Securing the Cities (STC) program and partnerships with at-risk cities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6126, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-La.), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced legislation to extend the Duplication of Benefits (DoB) relief provision in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 for an additional five years. Without this bill, the provision will expire this year, putting current and future disaster victims at risk.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) joined Dr. Earthea Nance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator for South Central Region and community partners to celebrate a $3,982,000 million grant for the City of New Orleans.