Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that he was appointed to represent Region 7 as part of Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries' newly created Regional Leadership Council. Region 7 includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and the Virgin Islands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement recognizing the start of Black History Month 2023:
“Today marks the start of Black History Month – a time to honor and celebrate the accomplishments, culture, history, and essence of the Black experience in the United States of America.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) issued the following statement following the release of footage from the horrific attack on Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis Police Officers:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mi.) praised the passage of the bipartisan Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act which makes clear that the U.S.