SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

Union General Hospital Electrical Facility Improvements

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Town of Farmerville

Project Purpose: Funding for electrical facility improvements

Project Location: Town of Farmerville, LA

Amount Requested: $300,000

Financial Certification: Letter


St. Tammany Parish Fire Station

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: St. Tammany Pairsh Fire District 9

Project Purpose: Funding to complete construction of a new fire station

Project Location: St. Tammany’s Parish

Amount Requested: $1.1 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Iberville Parish Fire Station

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Iberville Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding to complete construction of a new fire station

Project Location: Iberville Parish

Amount Requested: $1.65 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Iberville Parish Fire Truck

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Iberville Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for purchase of a fire truck

Project Location: Iberville Parish

Amount Requested: $550,000

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Minden Fire Station

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Minden

Project Purpose: Funding to complete construction of a new fire station

Project Location: City of Minden, LA

Amount Requested: $2 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Richardson Medical Center Rural Comprehensive Care Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Richland Parish Hospital Service District 1-B 

Project Purpose: Funding for the construction of a Rural Health Comprehensive Care Initiative

Project Location: Richland Parish

Amount Requested: $1.4 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Town of Lake Arthur Public Safety and Maintenance Facility

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Town of Lake Arthur

Project Purpose: Funding to design and construct a public safety and maintenance facility

Project Location: Town of Arthur, LA

Amount Requested: $900,000

Financial Certification: Letter


West Nile Virus

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Project Purpose: Funding for Wildlife Conservation Research

Project Location: City of Lafayette, LA

Amount Requested: $500,000

Financial Certification: Letter

SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

LSU Health Shreveport Biomedical Research Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: LSU Health Shreveport

Project Purpose: Funding for High-Performance Computing Biomedical Research Equipment

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


LSU Center for Chemical and Minerals Processing (ChaMP)

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Louisiana State University

Project Purpose: Funding for Synchrotron Light Source Equipment Upgrades

Project Location: City of Baton Rouge, LA

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office Police Vehicles Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office

Project Purpose: Funding for Police Vehicle Upgrades

Project Location: Washington Parish

Amount Requested: $975,000

Financial Certification: Letter


City of St. George Technology and Communication Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: St. George Police Department

Project Purpose: Funding for Technology and Communications Equipment

Project Location: City of St. George, LA

Amount Requested: $479,000

Financial Certification: Letter


University of Louisiana Monroe Campus Safety and Resiliency Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: University of Louisiana Monroe

Project Purpose: Funding for Law Enforcement Upgrades to Strengthen Campus Safety

Project Location: City of Monroe, LA

Amount Requested: $2 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Morehouse Parish Public Safety Law Enforcement Technology Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office

Project Purpose: Funding for Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment Upgrades

Project Location: Morehouse Parish

Amount Requested: $822,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Louisiana Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation Public Safety Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Louisiana Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation (LECJF)

Project Purpose: Funding to Equip Law Enforcement with Innovative Technology to Enhance Public Safety

Project Location: City of Baton Rouge, LA

Amount Requested: $500,000

Financial Certification: Letter


New Orleans BioInnovation Center Laboratory Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: New Orleans BioInnovation Center

Project Purpose: Funding for the acquisition of advanced laboratory equipment

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $400,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Tensas Parish Sheriff’s Department Communications and Technology Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Tensas Parish Sheriff’s Office

Project Purpose: Funding for technology and communications equipment upgrades

Project Location: Tensas Parish

Amount Requested: $250,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Ascension Parish Police Vehicle Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office

Project Purpose: Funding for the purchase of new police vehicles

Project Location: Ascension Parish

Amount Requested: $1.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Lafayette Parish Correctional Facility Detection Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Lafayette Parish Sheriff Office

Project Purpose: Funding for communications and digital infrastructure facility upgrades

Project Location: City of Lafayette, LA

Amount Requested: $2 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Northwestern State University STEM Laboratory Modernization

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Northwestern State University

Project Purpose: Funding for equipment and laboratory modernization technology

Project Location: City of Natchitoches, LA

Amount Requested: $1.85 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Iberville Parish Emergency Communications Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Iberville Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for emergency communications and technology equipment

Project Location: Iberville Parish

Amount Requested: $1 million

Financial Certification: Letter

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Gentilly Fresh Food Access Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Dillard University

Project Purpose: Funding to Develop a Fresh Food Access Initiative

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $1.75 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Mercy Family Center Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Mercy Family Center

Project Purpose: Funding for Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention

Project Location: City of Metairie, LA

Amount Requested: $1 million

Financial Certification: Letter

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES

Iberia Parish Wastewater Treatment Plant

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Iberia Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for a New Sewer Treatment Facility

Project Location: Iberia Parish

Amount Requested: $8.1 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Central Managed Aquifer Recharge Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Central

Project Purpose: Funding to Design and Construct a Regional Stormwater Detention Pond

Project Location: City of Central, LA

Amount Requested: $5.162 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Town of Farmerville Elevated Water Tank

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Town of Farmerville

Project Purpose: Funding to Build an Elevated Water Tank

Project Location: Town of Farmerville, LA

Amount Requested: $1.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Washington Parish Water Treatment Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Bogue Lusa Water Works District

Project Purpose: Funding for Water Treatment Upgrades

Project Location: Washington Parish

Amount Requested: $3.75 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Kenner Wastewater Infrastructure Modernization Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Kenner

Project Purpose: Funding for Wastewater Infrastructure Treatment Upgrades

Project Location: City of Kenner, LA

Amount Requested: $10.25 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Ascencion Parish Stormwater Management Pump Station

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Ascension Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding to Improve Regional Stormwater Conveyance and Restore Drainage Pathways

Project Location: Ascencion Parish

Amount Requested: $4 million

Financial Certification: Letter


St. Landry Parish Stormwater Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Water Quality Improvement Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: St. Landry Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for Stormwater Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Water Quality Improvement

Project Location: St. Landry Parish

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter

Subcommittee on Homeland Security

St. Charles Parish Des Allemands Bulkhead Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: St. Charles Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for Replacement of a Bulkhead to Reduce Flooding Risks

Project Location: St. Charles Parish

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Ouachita Parish L-11 Canal Drainage Improvements

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Ouachita Parish Police Jury

Project Purpose: Funding to Restore and Improve a Canal Drainage System

Project Location: Ouachita Parish

Amount Requested: $1.665 million

Financial Certification: Letter

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HUD AND RELATED AGENCIES

Baton Rouge Affordable Working Housing and Community Facility Fund

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Project Purpose: Funding for an Affordable Housing and Community Facility Revolving Loan Fund

Project Location: City of Baton Rouge

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


LSU New Orleans Health Center Laboratory Expansion Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: LSU Health Science Center New Orleans

Project Purpose: Funding for Sophisticated Laboratory Equipment

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $9 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Central Louisiana Regional Port Multimodal Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Central Louisiana Regional Port

Project Purpose: Funding for a Comprehensive Multimodal Planning and Infrastructure Engineering Initiative

Project Location: City of Alexandria, LA

Amount Requested: $1.667 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of St. George Intersection Improvements

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of St. George

Project Purpose: Funding for the Construction of Roadway Intersection Improvements

Project Location: City of St. George, LA

Amount Requested: $7.25 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Ruston Energy Power Substation and Transmission Equipment Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Ruston

Project Purpose: Funding for Energy Infrastructure Equipment

Project Location: City of Ruston, LA

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Lincoln Parish Southeast Loop Transportation Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Lincoln Parish Police Jury

Project Purpose: Funding for Design and Engineering Work

Project Location: Lincoln Parish

Amount Requested: $7 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Ascension Parish Airline Highway Raising Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Ascension Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for construction of an Elevated, Flood-prone Highway

Project Location: Ascension Parish

Amount Requested: $4 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Johnston Street Infrastructure Improvements Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government

Project Purpose: Funding for Drainage and Other Infrastructure Improvements

Project Location: City of Lafayette, LA

Amount Requested: $6.25 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Nicholls State University Renovations

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Nicholls State University

Project Purpose: Funding for Renovations of a Building to Expand Educational Access

Project Location: City of Thibodaux, LA

Amount Requested: $6.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Southern University Cybersecurity Infrastructure Investment Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Southern University and A&M College

Project Purpose: Funding for Power Resiliency Infrastructure Equipment and Systems
Project Location: 
City of Baton Rouge, LA

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Louisiana Tech Aviation Training Equipment Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Louisiana Tech University

Project Purpose: Funding for Expansion and Purchase of Aviation Training Equipment

Project Location: City of Ruston, LA

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Morgan City Warehouse Storage Capacity Expansion Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District

Project Purpose: Funding for the Expansion of Warehouse Storage Capacity 

Project Location: City of Morgan City, LA

Amount Requested: $7.2 million

Financial Certification: Letter


LSU Health Shreveport Research Expansion Facility

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: LSU Health Shreveport Foundation

Project Purpose: Funding for Construction of a New Health Research Expansion Facility

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


St. Charles Harbor and Terminal District Industrial Canal – Heavy Cargo Security Enhancement Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: St. Charles Harbor and Terminal District

Project Purpose: Funding for Critical Security Equipment Upgrades

Project Location: St. Charles Parish
Amount Requested: 
$4 million

Financial Certification: Letter


West Bank Rail Alignment Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Jefferson Parish

Project Purpose: Funding for a Freight Rail Infrastructure Project

Project Location: Jefferson Parish

Amount Requested: $8 million

Financial Certification: Letter


DeltaLink Regional Louisiana Rail Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Northeast Louisiana Railroad Development District

Project Purpose: Funding to Rehabilitate a Freight Railroad Corridor

Project Location: City of St. Joseph, LA

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Baton Rouge Blight Remediation Program

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Baton Rouge

Project Purpose: Funding for a Blight Remediation Program

Project Location: City of Baton Rouge, LA

Amount Requested: $5.6 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Sabine Parish Industrial Park Access and Improvements Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Sabine Parish Industrial District

Project Purpose: Funding for the Extension of a Roadway Project

Project Location: Sabine Parish

Amount Requested: $2.13 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Minden Fincher Road Extension Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Minden

Project Purpose: Funding for Construction of a New Roadway

Project Location: City of Minden, LA

Amount Requested: $6 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Livingston Parish Emergency Response and Evacuation Center

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Livingston Parish Government

Project Purpose: Funding for a Building to House Emergency Response and Recovery Activities

Project Location: Livingston Parish

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Shreveport Bus Facility Replacement Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Shreveport Area Transit System

Project Purpose: Funding for the Replacement of an ADA Hub and Administrative Complex

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $8 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of New Orleans Smooth Streets Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of New Orleans

Project Purpose: Funding for the Purchase of Equipment

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $2.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Shreveport Inner-City Connector

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Louisiana Department of Transportation

Project Purpose: Funding for Design and Engineering Work 

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $15 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Shreveport Small Business Incubator, Workforce Training Center and Health Complex

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Made In America, Inc.

Project Purpose: Funding for Construction of an Economic Development Project

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $3.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Acadiana Regional Airport East Side Apron Improvements 

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Iberia Parish Airport Authority

Project Purpose: Funding for Aviation Apron Runway Improvements

Project Location: Iberia Parish

Amount Requested: $7.643 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Allen Parish Police Jury Rail Loading Facility

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Allen Parish Police Jury

Project Purpose: Funding for a Rail Loading Facility

Project Location: Allen Parish

Amount Requested: $2.732 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Delta Economic Research and Sustainability Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Delta Economic Research & Sustainability District

Project Purpose: Funding to Deploy Regional Agricultural Hydroponic Systems in the Delta Region to Address Food Insecurity

Project Location: Town of Vidalia, LA

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter


City of Shreveport Project SEEK Workforce and Commercial Development Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: City of Shreveport

Project Purpose: Funding for a Workforce and Community Redevelopment Initiative

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter

FY 2027 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Requests

Tulane Avenue Innovation Workforce, Research, Laboratory, Facilities and Equipment Improvements Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Tulane University

Project Purpose: Funding for Facilities and Equipment Improvements

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $7 million

Financial Certification: Letter


National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) St, Tammany’s Parish

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: NAMI St. Tammany

Project Purpose: Funding for Substance Use and Mental Health Services

Project Location: St. Tammany’s Parish, LA

Amount Requested: $1 million

Financial Certification: Letter


University of Louisiana-Lafayette Bio-Safety Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Project Purpose: Funding for Bio-Safety Equipment

Project Location: City of Lafayette, LA

Amount Requested: $2.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Team Gleason Foundation Equipment, Technology and ALS Services

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Team Gleason Foundation

Project Purpose: Funding for Equipment, Technology and ALS Health Services

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Options Inc., Disability Support Services and Transportation Program

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name:  Options Inc.

Project Purpose: Funding for Transportation and Health Care Services to People with Intellectual Disabilities

Project Location: City of Hammond, LA

Amount Requested: $439,000

Financial Certification: Letter


CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Emergency Center

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: CHRISTUS Health Central Louisiana

Project Purpose: Funding for a Health Care Emergency Center

Project Location: Town of Coushatta, LA

Amount Requested: $5.35 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Fletcher Technical Community College Aviation Maintenance Technology Training Program

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Fletcher Technical Community College

Project Purpose: Funding for Aviation Equipment

Project Location: Terrebonne Parish

Amount Requested: $1.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Teach for America Ignite Tutoring Fellowship Program

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Teach for America, Greater Baton Rouge

Project Purpose: Funding for a Virtual High-Dose Tutoring Program

Project Location: City of Baton Rouge, LA

Amount Requested: $750,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Expanding Access to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Neurostem Foundation

Project Purpose: Funding for Acquisition of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Systems and Clinical Infrastructure

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $1.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


LaSalle General Hospital Family Medicine Clinic

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: LaSalle General Hospital

Project Purpose: Funding for Renovation and Expansion of a Rural Family. Health Clinic

Project Location: Town of Jena, LA

Amount Requested: $3.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Center of Molecular Imaging and Therapy Advanced Imaging Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Center of Molecular Imaging & Therapy (CMIT), a Division of BRF

Project Purpose: Funding for the Purchase of Advanced Imaging Equipment

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Odyssey House Louisiana Inc. New Orleans for Facilities and Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Odyssey House Louisiana Inc.

Project Purpose: Funding to Compete Renovations of a Substance Use Disorder Facility

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $2 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Xavier University Facility Upgrades and Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Xavier University

Project Purpose: Funding for Facility Upgrades and Equipment to Construct a Pre-Health Advising Center

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $7.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana Refrigerated Food Trucks

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana (FBNELA)

Project Purpose: Funding for the Purchase of Refrigerated Box Trucks to Support Food Insecurity

Project Location: City of West Monroe, LA

Amount Requested: $450,000

Financial Certification: Letter


LSU Health Shreveport Science Laboratory Equipment Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: LSU Health Shreveport

Project Purpose: Funding for Science Laboratory Equipment Upgrades

Project Location: City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $880,000

Financial Certification: Letter


North Caddo Hospital Service District Rural Health Clinic Replacement Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: North Caddo Hospital Service District

Project Purpose: Funding to Replace a Rural Health Clinic

Project Location: Town of Vivian, LA

Amount Requested: $2.305 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Lake Regional Medical Center Technology and Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Lane Regional Medical Center

Project Purpose: Funding for Technology and Equipment for a Robotic Surgery Program

Project Location: Town of Zachary, LA

Amount Requested: $2.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Grambling State University Rural Optimized Mobile Engagement for Wellness, Access and Community Health 

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Grambling State University

Project Purpose: Funding for Acquisition of a Fully Equipped Mobile Wellness and Health Unit

Project Location: City of Grambling, LA

Amount Requested: $1.68 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Split Second Foundation New Orleans Health and Wellness Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Split Second Foundation

Project Purpose: Funding for Specialized Equipment for a Rehabilitation Facility

Project Location: City of New Orleans, LA

Amount Requested: $781,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Facilities and Equipment

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Lake Charles Memorial Health

Project Purpose: Funding for Equipment and Hospital Beds

Project Location: City of Lake Charles, LA

Amount Requested: $2 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Next Op Workforce and Job Placement Program for Veterans and Transitioning Service Members

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Next Op Inc.

Project Purpose: Funding for Training-to-Career Pipelines for Transitioning Service Members and Dislocated Veterans

Project Location: Southern Louisiana Parishes

Amount Requested: $1 million

Financial Certification: Letter


University of Louisiana Monroe Rural Health Simulation Lab Project

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: University of Louisiana Monroe

Project Purpose: Funding for a Rural Health Simulation Lab

Project Location: City of Monroe, LA

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Reading is Fundamental Children’s Literacy Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name:  Reading is Fundamental

Project Purpose: Funding for Implementation of a Comprehensive, Integrated Children’s Literacy Initiative

Project Location:  Allen Parish, LA

Amount Requested: $1 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Southeastern Louisiana University BRIDGE Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Southeastern Louisiana University

Project Purpose: Funding for a Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Teacher Preparation Pipeline

Project Location:  Tangipahoa, St. Charles and St. Tammany Parishes

Amount Requested: $1.65 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Centenary College Facilities and Equipment Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name:  Centenary College

Project Purpose: Funding for Facilities and Equipment Upgrades

Project Location:  City of Shreveport, LA

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter


St. Tammany Parish Health System Facilities and Equipment Upgrades

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: St. Tammany’s Parish

Project Purpose:  Funding for Facilities and Equipment Upgrades

Project Location:  St. Tammany’s Parish

Amount Requested: $1.225 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Loyola University New Orleans Library Modernization Initiative

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Loyola University

Project Purpose: Funding for Library Renovations

Project Location: City of New Orleans

Amount Requested: $1.94 million

Financial Certification: Letter

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Appropriations

Morganza to the Gulf

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Morganza to the Gulf, LA

Project Purpose: Funding for the construction and design of next critical features for the project

Project Location: Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes

Amount Requested: $245 million

Financial Certification: Letter


West Shore Lake Pontchartrain

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – West Shore Lake Pontchartrain, LA

Project Purpose: Funding to construct additional elements of the project

Project Location: River Parishes

Amount Requested: $50 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Columbia Lock and Dam

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers â€“ Columbia Lock and Dam

Project Purpose: Funding for pre-construction, engineering and design work

Project Location: Caldwell Parish

Amount Requested: $3 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Houma Navigation Canal

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Houma Navigation Canal

Project Purpose: Funding for the advancement of pre-construction, engineering and design work

Project Location: City of Houma, LA

Amount Requested: $34.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Feasibility Study

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – J. Bennett Johnston Waterway

Project Purpose: Funding for the continuation of a feasibility study to assess the deepening of the waterway to 12 feet

Project Location: Red River Waterway

Amount Requested: $800,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Bayou Sorrel Floodwater Pump Station

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Bayou Sorrel

Project Purpose: Funding for planning, engineering and design work

Project Location: Iberville Parish

Amount Requested: $4.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Bouef River O&M

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Bouef River O&M

Project Purpose: Funding for dredging and channel clearing

Project Location: Richland Parish

Amount Requested: $9.051 million

Financial Certification: Letter


St. Tammany Flood Risk Management

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – St. Tammany Flood Risk Management

Project Purpose: Funding to continue pre-construction, engineering and design work

Project Location: St. Tammany’s Parish

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


St. Charles Parish Sec. 219 Environmental Infrastructure

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – St. Charles Parish Environmental Infrastructure

Project Purpose: Funding for wastewater environmental infrastructure improvements

Project Location: St. Charles Parish

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Port Fourchon Belle Pass Channel

Project Purpose: Funding to complete pre-construction, engineering and design work for the project

Project Location: Lafourche Parish

Amount Requested: $600,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Mississippi River, Gulf Outlet (MRGO)

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Mississippi River, Gulf Outlet (MRGO)

Project Purpose: Funding for advanced engineering and design for shoreline protection projects

Project Location: St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes

Amount Requested: $10 million

Financial Certification: Letter


J. Bennett Johnston Waterway O&M

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – J. Bennett Johnston Waterway

Project Purpose: Funding for stone repairs and for revetment and dikes maintenance

Project Location: Red River Waterway

Amount Requested: $17.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Construction

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – J. Bennett Johnston Waterway

Project Purpose: Funding for the extension of the Lick Revetment

Project Location: Red River Waterway

Amount Requested: $6 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Orleans Parish Environmental Infrastructure

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Orleans Parish Environmental Infrastructure

Project Purpose: Funding to complete design work for three critical water treatment plants

Project Location: Orleans Parish

Amount Requested: $6.25 million

Financial Certification: Letter


East Atchafalaya Basin and Amite River Basin Region Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Program

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – East Atchafalaya and Amite River Basin Region

Project Purpose: Funding to construct a surface water treatment plant

Project Location: Iberville Parish

Amount Requested: $5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Study

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Study

Project Purpose: Funding for continued studies and achieving measurable project recommendations

Project Location: Lower Mississippi River Basin

Amount Requested: $7.5 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Southwest Coastal LA Hurricane Protection

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Southwest Coastal LA Hurricane Protection

Project Purpose: Funding for shoreline protection activities

Project Location: Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermillion Parishes

Amount Requested: $20 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity

Project Purpose: Funding to complete a study of the proposed storm surge reduction barriers

Project Location: Jefferson Parish

Amount Requested: $1 million

Financial Certification: Letter


Southeast LA (SELA) Kenner

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Southeast LA (SELA) Kenner

Project Purpose: Funding to continue a feasibility study to investigate flood risk reduction measures

Project Location: Jefferson Parish

Amount Requested: $500,000

Financial Certification: Letter


Alexandria to the Gulf

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Corps of Engineers – Alexandria to the Gulf

Project Purpose: Funding to initiate a feasibility study

Project Location: City of Alexandria, LA

Amount Requested: $500,000

Financial Certification: Letter

Subcommittee on Military Construction and VA Appropriations

Rotational Unit Billeting Area, Fort Polk, LA

Member Name and State: Bill Cassidy, M.D. Louisiana

Recipient Name: Fort Polk, LA

Project Purpose: Cost to Complete Rotational Unit Billeting Area, Phase II at Fort Polk, LA

Project Location: Vernon Parish

Amount Requested: $157 million

Financial Certification: Letter