WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced he has secured $28,365,000.00 for Louisiana in the annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024. The funding includes $5 million for a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sugarcane Research Facility in Houma, as well as $4.5 million to provide law enforcement with the equipment they need to keep our communities safe.
“Louisiana deserves a fair shake at getting the funding we need just like every state,” said Dr. Cassidy. “This funding will be a difference maker for communities who have police working with decades-old equipment and students in the research lab alike.”
The bills will ultimately be part of a year-end funding package and will receive a Senate vote soon.
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Funding Amount |
Recipient |
Project Description |
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$5,000,000.00 |
USDA – Agriculture Research Service Sugarcane Research Facilities |
This funding will be used to complete construction of the USDA Sugarcane Research Facilities in Houma, Louisiana. |
|
$2,400,000.00 |
City of New Orleans Criminal Justice Coordination Office |
This funding will be used for equipment to outfit the New Orleans Crime Lab. |
|
$1,800,000.00 |
St. Landry Parish Law Enforcement |
This funding will be used for parish-wide law enforcement technology and equipment upgrades. |
|
$340,000.00 |
Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office |
This funding will be used for police radios and emergency communications equipment. |
|
$800,000.00 |
Town of Livingston |
This funding will be used for the renovations and re-purposing of the Livingston Parish Courthouse. |
|
$7,000,000.00 |
Barksdale Air Force Base |
This funding will be used for the construction of a medical facility to accommodate the growing training mission at the base. |
|
$1,875,000.00 |
Biomedical Research and Innovation Park |
This funding will be used for lab equipment and building upgrades to facilitate the development of Business Incubators. |
|
$2,000,000.00 |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Bio-Medical Innovation Center |
This funding will be used for the purchase of equipment and facility upgrades to enable the facility to attract start-up companies. |
|
$3,500,000.00 |
Louisiana Tech University |
This funding will be used for semiconductor technology equipment and infrastructure upgrades. |
|
$400,000.00 |
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
This funding will be used for the installation of four new current meters along the Mississippi River Ship Channel. |
|
$250,000.00 |
Covenant House New Orleans |
This funding will be used for the expansion of services for survivors of human trafficking and sexual assault. |
|
$3,000,000.00 |
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority |
This funding will be used to deploy and harden gauges/data along the east and west side of the Mississippi River. |
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