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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) celebrated two federal awards he championed for infrastructure investments in the River Parishes. Congressman Carter personally selected both the Port of South Louisiana and the Town of Lutcher to receive $500,000 each as a part of his FY 2024 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests. He was joined at the Port of South Louisiana today by Chief Executive Officer Paul Matthews, Mayor Patrick St.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement after the announcement that Sybil Haydel Morial passed away:

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) celebrated 17 federal awards he has championed for New Orleans East and the 9^th Ward. Since his election to Congress, Congressman Carter has supported numerous federal investments for this vital part of Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. These grants focus on environmental justice, community and economic development, and building stronger, more resilient infrastructure.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement after the announcement that Irene Burrus passed away:

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) joined Governor Jeff Landry (R-LA) to announce the launch of GUMBO 2.0. This program allows for the distribution of $1.355 billion in funding to support broadband access throughout Louisiana. This funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Congressman Carter proudly helped craft and voted for.

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released a statement following his wife Andreé “Ana” Carter’s promotion to Major General. She was pinned at a ceremony at the National World War II Museum by Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré and by President Joe Biden aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

EW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) joined President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to announce new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) awards. This funding will help develop technologies that will allow surgeons to provide more successful tumor-removal surgeries for people facing cancer.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Aviation Fuel Information Act. This bill directs the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) to include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on their weekly and monthly reports, consistent with other fuel types that the agency regularly tracks.