WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced he secured $293,114,000.00 for Louisiana in the Energy and Water, Interior and Environment, and Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026. This includes $137.5 million for the Morganza to the Gulf project, $20 million for Southwest Coastal Louisiana for hurricane and shoreline protection, and $43.6 million for the West Bank and Vicinity project in Jefferson Parish. These bills now head to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.
“Keeping Louisiana families safe takes more than words. It takes real investment in the community,” said Dr. Cassidy. “From supporting our law enforcement to protecting families from floods, this funding delivers just that.”
See below for a full list of funding for Louisiana secured by Senator Cassidy:
Energy and Water
| Funding Amount | Project |
| $137,500,000.00 | Morganza to the Gulf project in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes |
| $23,000,000.00 | Upper Barataria Basin for construction activities in the River Parishes |
| $5,000,000.00 | Army Corps of Engineers for the continuation of the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Study |
| $3,200,000.00 | Point Celeste in Plaquemines Parish, LA to execute design and construction work for a pump station |
| $20,000,000.00 | Southwest Coastal Louisiana for hurricane and shoreline protection; |
| $500,000.00 | Southeast Louisiana for the continuation of drainage projects in Orleans Parish |
| $1,650,000.00 | Houma Navigation Canal to initiate and complete pre-construction engineering and design work |
| $7,000,000.00 | Mississippi River, Gulf Outlet for advanced engineering and design for shoreline protection |
| $3,250,000.00 | St. Tammany Parish Flood Risk Management project |
| $1,000,000.00 | South Central Coast in Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin Parishes for pre-construction engineering and design work |
| $500,000.00 | Lake Pontchartrain Storm Surge Reduction project |
| $18,989,000.00 | Calcasieu River and Pass for dredging and other O&M activities |
| $43,600,000.00 | West Bank and Vicinity project in Jefferson Parish |
Interior and Environment
| Funding Amount | Project |
| $7,000,000.00 | City of Kenner for its Sewer/Wastewater Treatment Plant Stabilization and Improvement Project |
| $1,500,000.00 | North Lake Charles Water Rehabilitation Project |
| $2,700,000.00 | Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program |
| $86,000.00 | Kisatchie National Forest to support cooperative law enforcement activities in Grant, Vernon, and Winn Parishes |
Commerce, Justice, and Science
| Funding Amount | Project |
| $5,000,000.00 | Silicon Bayou Semiconductor Technology Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafeyette for equipment |
| $2,500,000.00 | Louisiana State University for the Electronic Microscopy Sight Initiative |
| $1,800,000.00 | Northwestern State University for the Innovation Park Equipment Expansion Project |
| $1,350,000.00 | University of New Orleans for Advance Computing and Chemical Sciences equipment upgrades |
| $1,250,000.00 | East Baton Rouge Crime Gun Intelligence Center Program |
| $1,395,000.00 | Advanced Forensic Center Equipment Project in Jefferson Parish |
| $500,000.00 | 22nd Judicial District Comprehensive Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Initiative in the City of Covington, LA |
| $300,000.00 | Grant Parish Law Enforcement Service Upgrades |
| $250,000.00 | Tensas Parish Police Department security equipment upgrades |
| $794,000.00 | West Monroe Police Department for Police Department Safety Equipment |
| $1,500,000.00 | City of Ruston Police Department for their Real Time Intelligence Crime Center |
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