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NEW ORLEANS, (BATON ROUGE)- U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district has release the following statement in the trail of William Bryan, Travis and Gregory McMichael for the slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.
“Ahmaud Arbery should still be here today. People who murder others must be held accountable. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan unjustly killed Ahmaud Arbery after they racially profiled him and deserve to be punished. Too many people have attempted to slander and victim-blame a young man whose only crime was jogging while Black.
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. released the following statement after the guilty verdict announcement in the trial of the William Bryan, Travis and Gregory McMichael for the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery:
"Ahmaud Arbery should still be here today. People who murder others must be held accountable.
Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan unjustly killed Ahmaud Arbery after they racially profiled him and deserve to be punished.
NEW ORLEANS — Auranyd Alvarado is not the type to shy away from hard work.
“I’m from Puerto Rico. I moved here in 2014,” said Alvarado.
But she did not expect, as a single mom with a master’s degree in business, she’d end up working three jobs and barely sleeping to pay the bills.
“I did Uber, I did Lyft, and I sold coffee on the West Bank,” she said. She found her third job, at Tulane University, through a temp agency.
Less than a year later, Tulane took her on full time. It’s mostly kept her on her feet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. issued the following statement regarding the Rittenhouse Trial verdict:
“Today’s verdict confirmed what we already know, and what has been proven time and time again; America’s criminal justice system is deeply flawed.
This verdict is a reminder that we are not a nation where every American is treated with fairness and dignity under the law, because the law was not made to ensure equal treatment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. stood with the American people and voted to pass President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act out of the U.S. House of Representatives. This package provides $1.75 trillion to uplift working families, lower everyday costs, cut taxes, fight the climate crisis, and create good-paying jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, it was announced that President Joe Biden intends to name Louisiana’s own Mitch Landrieu to supervise implementation of the recently passed $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. released the following video message in recognition of Veterans Day 2021.
Louisiana is guaranteed more than $7 billion from the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that won final passage during a weekend vote in the U.S. House and will be eligible for billions more in allocations from the legislation.
Republican Louisiana U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a lead author on the bill, called its passage "a major victory for Louisiana and our nation."
ATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Flooding in Louisiana is nothing new, but prevention and cleanup are a constant struggle.
That’s why Republican Congressman Clay Higgins wants to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This time, with some changes to try and make it better. It’s an effort both Democrats and Republicans support.
“Yes, not only do I support it, I’m a co-author of the bill. I’m proud to be a part of it,” said Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA).