Submitted by United States Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2024) – United States Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation will grant Louisiana $10,141,098.00 from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in RAISE grants. Cassidy advocated on behalf of the Lower LA Highway 1 Resiliency Plan and Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District projects.
“By enhancing transportation access across Louisiana, we are creating avenues to build an economy for 2050,” said Dr. Cassidy. “These were the type of projects I had in mind when helping author the Infrastructure Law.”
| Grant Awarded | Recipient | Project Description |
| $7,363,098.00 | Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District | This grant will provide federal funding for the preliminary design activities for phase III of the Peters Road Bridge and extension. |
| $2,450,000.00 | City of Slidell | This grant will provide federal funding for the planning, feasibility, and design activities for Phase II of the Bayou Patassat Green Corridor Project. |
| $328,000.00 | Lafourche Parish | This grant will provide federal funding for the development of a comprehensive resiliency plan for approximately 7-miles of LA Hwy 1 along the Gulf of Mexico from Port Fourchon to the parish border at Thunder Bayou. |
IIJA included $7.5 billion for RAISE grants, formerly known as BUILD grants, which support transportation projects of local and regional significance.
