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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $5,492,524 through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). This funding will be used to make stops along the historic St. Charles streetcar fully wheelchair accessible and was made possible through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) which Rep.
DONALDSONVILLE, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced funding for the City of Donaldsonville’s natural gas system improvements through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Donaldsonville has been awarded$20,000,000 through the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Barry Moore (R-AL) introduced Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act (AVRA) of 2024 which corrects the injustice brought upon hundreds of accident victims in nearly every state dealt by the federal government from the 2009 Auto Bailout.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement in response to United States Supreme Court ordering Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using the House map with two majority-minority congressional districts:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Member of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Securing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for granting emergency assistance to Louisiana’s Crawfish Aquaculture Industry through the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP). Crawfish farmers who suffered losses last year due to excessive heat will be eligible for grants.
Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. sent a follow-up letter to the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant $7,117,567 to the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA). This funding was made possible through the Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) grant program, which is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Congressman Carter helped craft and voted for.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will grant $156,120,000 to the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR). This funding was made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act that Congressman Carter helped craft and voted for.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) joined Odyssey House Louisiana to celebrate the grand opening of its primary and behavioral health care Community Health Center. Congressman Carter secured $1,000,000 in federal FY 2023 Community Project Funding for Odyssey House.

