Fiscal Year 2025 Requests
Morganza to the Gulf, LA
- Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
- Location: 7400 Leake Ave., New Orleans, LA 70118
- Amount of Request: $93 Million
- Details: The funding would be used to advance critical features of the Morganza system. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Morganza system will protect not only the communities and residents within Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, but also an industrial base that supports about 20 percent of our nation's domestically produced oil and natural gas. Moreover, the system will protect shipyards currently building or repairing vessels for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA, and NSF. Lastly, nearly $1 billion has been invested in the Morganza system through local and state funds, with residents taxing themselves for over 20 years to build this hurricane protection infrastructure.
Houma Navigation Canal, LA
- Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
- Location: 7400 Leake Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118
- Amount of Request: $3.125 million
- Details: The funding would be used to advance the deepening required for the Houma Navigation Canal. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because shipbuilding for the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, National Marine Fisheries Service, and NSF is conducted at locations along this channel.
St. Tammany Parish Flood Risk Management, LA
- Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
- Location: 7400 Leake Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118
- Amount of Request: $3.25 million
- Details: This funding would be used to initiate the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) and Preconstruction Engineering and Design (PED) for the St. Tammany Flood Risk Management Project.
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, LA
- Recipient: Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government
- Location: 101 Government St., Gray, Louisiana 70359
- Amount of Request: $1.3 million
- Details: This funding would be used to expand the Joseph L. Waitz Emergency Operations Center to effectively respond during a federally declared emergency or disaster.
Houma-Terrebonne Airport, LA
- Recipient: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Location: 10264 East Main Street, Houma, Louisiana 70363
- Amount of Request: $4.95 million
- Details: This funding would be used to replace the World War II-era pavement of the airport’s west ramp, which has reached its useful life span. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the airport supports an industrial base that supports about 20 percent of our nation's domestically produced oil and natural gas. Ensuring reliable transportation for personnel and equipment to and from offshore oil fields supporting domestic energy production is critical to our national and energy security.
Tangipahoa Parish Government, LA
- Recipient: Tangipahoa Parish Government
- Location: 114 North Laurel Street, Amite City, LA 70422
- Amount of Request: $2,194,993
- Details: The funding would be used to purchase a mobile emergency operations command center to replace the Parish’s existing, aging mobile emergency operations command center. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will be used during federally declared emergency response situations such as natural disasters.
Grand Isle Port Commission, LA
- Recipient: Grand Isle Port Commission
- Location: 2757 LA-1, Grand Isle, Louisiana 70358
- Amount of Request: $2.7 million
- Details: The funding would be used for repairs to the Port’s Oak Lane Dock Facility and Shrimp Dock Facility that were severely damaged during Hurricanes Zeta and Ida. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the port is a public entity that supports the nation’s domestic seafood production.