Second Congressional District Congressman Troy Carter begins a tour today, visiting cities in his district and explaining how the $7- billion in Infrastructure funds Louisiana will receive will improve structures in his district. First up on his “Building A Better Louisiana Infrastructure Tour” a stop in New Orleans East at the Green Bridge which he said is so desperately in need of repairs.
“We’re going to have some $43-million attached to that project and to the largest one that’s going to give us the opportunity to make some badly needed repairs,” said Carter.
On Thursday Carter said he will visit the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Gramercy and highlight the need for repairs for that bridge in St. James Parish. On Friday Carter will be in Baton Rouge to address proposed transit and rail funding projects for the state.
On Monday Carter will visit Southern University in Baton Rouge and discuss how infrastructure funds can assist minority-owned businesses.
“So, we’ll be working with the Department of Commerce at the Louisiana Minority Business Agency Center at Southern University Law’s Center to talk about how we create equity among small emerging African American businesses,” said Carter.
The $1.2 trillion dollar bill was signed a month ago today by President Biden. Carter said with guaranteed funding coming to the state, long-overdue projects like the New Orleans Water and Sewer System can now get off the ground.
“Many of these projects are being frontloaded because there are projects and money that’s been in the pipeline that could not be accessed for the work. Now because we know that money’s coming, we’re able to push those projects forward,” said Carter.
Carter was the only member of the Louisiana delegation in the House of Representatives to support the bill.
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