Press Releases
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) joined Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and community leaders to celebrate funding for their Justice Reform Initiatives. Last Congress, Rep. Carter secured $3,907,000 for the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) through Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will grant $26,300,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Louisiana’s drinking water.
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement after hearing of the passing of New Orleans icon Bob Tucker:
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will award New Orleans $8,000,000 for airport terminal development projects. This funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Congressman Carter supported.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.), Second Vice Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), introduced a bill to honor Dr. Norman C. Francis with a Congressional Gold Medal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced the introduction of a House Resolution recognizing and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott. This event was the first large-scale boycott in the segregated south and made local headlines, inspiring civil rights leaders across the region.
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) was joined by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell at the Andrew P. Sanchez Multi-Service Center to announce the conclusion of the RoadHome program.
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) led the Louisiana delegation in a bipartisan effort to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office.”
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Tonight, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) will be named Grand Marshal for the Krewe of Alla.
BATON ROUGE, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will award $12,312,207.04 to East Baton Rouge Parish for debris removal operations as a result of Hurricane Ida.