Press Releases
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today voted in favor of H.R. 5114, a five year extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which passed the House 329 to 90.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling in favor of the Second Amendment by deciding that the Second Amendment applies to state and local gun laws. The Court ruled 5 – 4 in favor of the Second Amendment and an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise will hold an oil spill town hall on Tuesday, June 8 at American Legion Post 175 in Metairie.
At the town hall, Scalise will discuss the oil spill catastrophe, the federal response to the disaster and the road ahead for Louisiana.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise led the Louisiana delegation in calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard to quickly approve Governor Bobby Jindal’s plan to build barriers to prevent oil from entering Louisiana’s fragile marshes and wetlands.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened Business Recovery Centers in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany Parishes.
The following resources and contact information may be used to stay updated on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig incident. If the Office of Congressman Steve Scalise can be of any assistance do not hesitate to call the Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-3015 or the Metairie office at (504) 837-1259.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (For updates on oil spill range and trajectories): https://www.noaa.gov/
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has made Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to small businesses in Louisiana affected by the BP oil spill. This includes those businesses that operate on revenue from fishing, recreational and sports fishing and coastal business. SBA is also providing loan deferments to fishermen and others affected who are still paying back loans taken out after Hurricane Katrina.
Washington, DC -- (Belle Chasse, La.) – Congressman Steve Scalise released the following statement today after meeting with Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser at the Belle Chasse Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and also speaking with Jefferson Parish President Steve Theriot.
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise released the following statement regarding measures taken by St. Tammany Parish to secure boom to prevent the Deepwater Horizon oil spill from entering Lake Pontchartrain:
Washington, DC -- Congressman Steve Scalise today called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano to use all available options to hold manufacturers of toxic Chinese drywall accountable for damages caused by their contaminated products, including the seizure of the manufacturers’ assets.