The deadline to request tickets to the fifty-seventh Presidential Inauguration is Monday, December 17, 2012. Constituents can e-mail requests to LA2013@mail.house.gov. Include your contact information and address in e-mail.Tickets are limited.
CEDRIC DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HURRICANE ISAAC RECOVERY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
Congressman Richmond discussed priorities for Hurricane Isaac recovery during President Barack Obama's visit to Louisiana after Hurricane Isaac. The President spoke with local and federal officials after he delivered a statement on the ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Isaac in LaPlace, Louisiana, Sept. 3, 2012.
CEDRIC INTRODUCES THE DREDGE ACT
Congressman Cedric Richmond (D,LA) introduced the DREDGE Act - Dredging for Restoration and Economic
Development for Global Exports. The bill would give the Army Corps of Engineers the authorization to dredge
the Mississippi River to 50 feet so that larger vessels transiting the expanded Panama Canal can access the
River. In addition, the bill creates a pilot project to promote the rebuilding of wetlands using existing sediment
dredged from the River.
CEDRIC ANNOUNCES THE 2012 CONGRESSIONAL ART AWARD RECIPIENT
Congressman Cedric Richmond congratulates the 2012 Congressional Art Award recipient, Anna Koeferl.
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Sen. Landrieu Announces $19M in Hurricane Katrina Hazard Mitigation Grants
Jan 15, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced $19 million for flood mitigation efforts at nine sewage pump stations in New Orleans. The funding is provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Program.
Boustany and Richmond Team to PROTECT Louisiana Industries
Jan 4, 2013
Press Release
Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) with Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-Louisiana) issued the following statement after introducing the Preventing Recurring Trade Evasion and Circumvention Act, or PROTECT Act.
Rep. Richmond Responds to Transocean Civil Settlement
Jan 3, 2013
Press Release
Rep. Richmond issued the following statement in response to the decision by Transocean Deepwater Inc. to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and pay $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines.
