Press Releases

BASILE, LA – Yesterday, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) visited Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Facilities in Jena and Basile Louisiana with a bicameral congressional delegation. Joining him were Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA).

NEW ORLEANS, LA – On Monday, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) embarked on an Agriculture Listening Tour across Louisiana to meet with local farmers, producers, researchers, and other local agricultural leaders to discuss the critical challenges and opportunities facing the state and nation’s agricultural industry.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement on the death of His Holiness Pope Francis

“It is with a heavy heart that I join the global community in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. A shepherd to billions, a voice for the voiceless, and a living example of Christ’s love in action, Pope Francis led with humility, compassion, and unwavering moral clarity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) additional authority to destroy foreign products that fail health inspections at import facilities, ensuring that contaminated, unsafe, and mislabeled seafood imports do not harm American consumers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Congressman Cleo Fields (D-LA), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R-LA), and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) have introduced the bipartisan National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Authorization Extension Act which will extend the federal authorization for the NFIP. The bill would extend the program through December 31, 2026, significantly longer than the typical short-term extensions passed by Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Mitigating Automated Internet Networks (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, which will protect consumers from online scammers and bots in the online ticket marketplace. The MAIN Event Ticketing Act boosts enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act of 2016, a law prohibiting ticket scalpers from using software to purchase high volumes of tickets.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:

“My fellow Americans,

“Let me be abundantly clear: the so-called SAVE Act is not about security. It is not about election integrity. It is about suppression — pure and simple. This bill is a modern-day poll tax cloaked in patriotic rhetoric, and it represents one of the most dangerous assaults on the right to vote in a generation.

New Orleans, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter proudly stood with more than 2,000 residents of Louisiana’s Second Congressional District as part of the national Hands Off mobilization—an inspiring, peaceful demonstration led by a coalition of passionate community organizations committed to protecting democracy, civil rights, and the rule of law.