Press Releases
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. met with President Joe Biden in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The President and the Congressman received a briefing from local government and emergency response officials and then conducted a walking tour through the hard-hit town of LaPlace, Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. thanked Albertson’s for their ice donations to two locations in his district: St. John the Baptist Parish and Algiers, on the West Bank of New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. and the entire Louisiana delegation sent a letter to President Biden on the need for Congress to provide substantial and robust emergency supplemental appropriations to address Hurricane Ida and other storms.
New Orleans -- Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. requested that Governor John Bel Edwards extend the Louisiana eviction moratorium, especially following the damage caused by Hurricane Ida. The Congressman released the following statement:
"As local officials continue to urge residents of southeast Louisiana stay home, we must ensure that no evictions take place. In the wake of Hurricane Ida and COVID-19 an eviction moratorium will save lives."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (LA-02) sent a letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra inviting him to visit his home state of Louisiana to witness and provide supports for the state as it experiences a devastating fourth surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (LA-02) announced his bill to forgive up to $50,000 in federal student loans for any and all federal borrowers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. issued the statement below following the expiration of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eviction moratorium and impending national housing crisis.