{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/10/28/higgins-announces-additional-53m-hurricane-recovery-efforts/", "Higgins Announces Additional $5.3M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts", "2021-10-28", "2021", "2021-10", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $5,301,281.57 to Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corp. (SLEMCO) for restoration of the electrical transmission and distribution system in response to Hurricane Delta. The reimbursement is made at a 75% federal cost-share.\n\nAll funding will be delivered to the State of Louisiana. The state is responsible for disbursing the funds to each sub-recipient.\n\nCongressman Higgins issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cWe have not stopped working to prioritize Southwest Louisiana\u2019s recovery efforts, and we continue to push for necessary disaster resources. Over $2 billion in relief funding has been delivered and allocated in response to Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Additional support is necessary, and we\u2019re working with our state and local officials to prioritize funds for Louisiana\u2019s 2020 storm season disaster recovery.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:24:51Z"]], "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/2021/10/28/higgins-announces-additional-53m-hurricane-recovery-efforts/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9210291318595409, "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"}