{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/05/29/higgins-urges-biden-approve-louisianas-request-major-disaster-declaration/", "Higgins Urges Biden to Approve Louisiana\u2019s Request for Major Disaster Declaration", "2021-05-29", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "LAFAYETTE, LA \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) delivered a letter today to President Joe Biden, urging the approval of Louisiana\u2019s request for a major disaster declaration in response to recent severe weather and flooding. Congressman Higgins also again asked President Biden to issue a request to Congress for supplemental disaster assistance in response to last year\u2019s hurricanes.\n\n\u201cI urge you to quickly make a major disaster declaration for the State of Louisiana in the wake of a recent severe rain event. The damage caused by this storm will have long-lasting effects on the people of Louisiana who were already struggling from the aftermath of Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and the 2021 Winter Weather event,\u201d Congressman Higgins wrote. \u201cAs you know, on May 17, 2021, a heavy and prolonged rainfall event occurred in portions of Louisiana. Over the course of four days, the storm caused significant flooding that resulted in the loss of several lives and immense property damage.\u201d\n\nThe letter continues, \u201cFurther, I again ask that you expedite a request to Congress for a disaster supplemental to provide the region with specific funding for CDBG Disaster Recovery Grants, as well as funding for additional mitigation efforts. Louisiana is desperate for these additional federal resources after a horrific 2020 hurricane season devastated portions of the state. It is beyond time to act.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter below or as a pdf here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/05/29/higgins-urges-biden-approve-louisianas-request-major-disaster-declaration/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.142892986536026, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}