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Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2 million in Community Project Funding to support Amite’s local water and sewer infrastructure.
This federal investment will provide funding for a regional wastewater treatment facility, ensuring improvements to water and sewer services for local residents. The funding passed as part of the FY 2026 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill which cleared Congress on Thursday, and will be administered by the Town of Amite.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $1.4 million in Community Project Funding to purchase new police cruisers for local law enforcement in the Capital Region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2 million in Community Project Funding to support Baton Rouge’s water infrastructure and flood prevention efforts.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $2 million in Community Project Funding to support Amite’s local water and sewer infrastructure.
This federal investment will provide funding for a regional wastewater treatment facility, ensuring improvements to water and sewer services for local residents. The funding passed as part of the FY 2026 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill which cleared Congress on Thursday, and will be administered by the Town of Amite.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Julia Letlow has secured $1.3 million in Community Project Funding to purchase new police cruisers and other equipment for local law enforcement in Louisiana’s 5th District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Through her work on the House Appropriations Committee, Congresswoman Julia Letlow has delivered nearly $4 million in Community Project Funding to support LSU’s efforts to reduce flood risk in South Louisiana.
The $3.7 million investment will be used to establish the Center for Risks, Insurability, and Sustainable Protection (CRISP) at LSU. The funding passed as part of the FY 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill which cleared Congress on Thursday.
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced she has secured $1.3 million in funding for Louisiana’s law enforcement in the 5th district.
According to Letlow the funding will be distributed through the Red River law enforcement planning council.
Representatives say the funding will be used for a variety of resources throughout Central and Northeast Louisiana including:
Clusters of hot pink apple snail eggs cling to reeds and cypress trunks, a backdrop fitting for either an alien invasion movie or a Floam commercial.
As the snails advance in Louisiana’s waterways, they destroy aquatic ecosystems, eating their way through native flora and fauna and infecting other animals with parasites. Their presence can spell ruin for a rice crop or a crawfish pond.
Hot and humid climates of the Mississippi River Valley are teeming with invaders like the apple snail that wreak havoc on ecosystems and agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement on U.S. airstrikes in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro following years of international drug trafficking.
"Whether it’s street gangs or dictators, President Trump will not allow traffickers to flood American communities with deadly drugs without accountability. The days of America looking the other way on narco-terrorism are over.