Scalise Announces Over $1 Billion For Flood Protection, Hurricane Ida Repairs in Louisiana's First Congressional District

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released federal funding that includes over $1 billion for flood protection and repairs for Louisiana's First Congressional District in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

"After Louisiana suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Ida, I am pleased to see the Corps include over $1 billion for projects in Louisiana's First Congressional District. Funding will go towards the continued construction of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf project, raising levee heights for the New Orleans-to-Venice hurricane protection project, funding a flood control study I helped get authorized in Tangipahoa Parish, making emergency repairs and improving Grand Isle flood protection, and repairing and improving hurricane and flood protection structures along the lakefront in Jefferson Parish. As our state's recovery continues, I am committed to pushing the Corps to ensure South Louisiana has the resources necessary to restore and improve protection for our citizens and communities."

Background:

Projects in Louisiana's First Congressional District receiving funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers include:

• New Orleans-to-Venice Hurricane Protection Project: $783 million
• Morganza-to-the-Gulf Hurricane Protection Project: $378.5 million
• Mississippi River Channel O&M: $42.1 million
• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: $23.6 million
• Upper Barataria Basin: $8 million
• Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project: $5 million
• Grand Isle: $3.8 million
• Tangipahoa Parish Flood Control Study: $3.2 million