(R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is co-leading a field hearing for Republicans in the House Natural Resources Committee on drilling and restoration in the Gulf later today. He says though some members of Congress from coastal states may share some issues with Louisiana, our state’s shoreline is different from any other because of, “the complexity, the confluence of issues: five of the top ports in the nation, one of the largest watersheds in the world, the top fisheries producer in the continental United States.”
Graves estimates six or seven members of the committee will join him in Thibodeaux later Friday for the conference, including some from coastal states. However, Graves believes Louisiana’s coastal issues are different from the issues of other coastal states because Louisiana’s shore isn’t just beachy or rocky.
“It’s a working coast, as we call it,” he explains. “It’s the top energy producer, the top fisheries producer in the continental United States. It’s unique, and the only way to understand it is to be able to come down.”
Graves says this field hearing is for the group to examine both the beauty and concerns of Louisiana’s coast. He hopes a firsthand look will help the House Natural Resources Committee come up with ideas to help Louisiana’s shoreline.
“Hopefully, this will result in us advancing some additional solutions for the sustainability of our coasts, of our fisheries and most importantly, our communities and our economy.”
The conference is held at Nicholls State University at 1 P.M.
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