{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2022/10/26/higgins-announces-10m-port-morgan-city-dock-expansion-project/", "Higgins Announces $10M for Port of Morgan City Dock Expansion Project", "2022-10-26", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "MORGAN CITY, LA \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $10 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant for the Port of Morgan City\u2019s \u201cWestern Dock Expansion\u201d project. Funding for the grant is authorized through regular appropriations.\n\nThe funding will be used to expand the Port of Morgan City\u2019s dock by adding approximately 1.6 acres of concrete laydown area and building an additional 8,880-square-foot wharf-relieving platform structure to support a 440\u2019 x 40\u2019 wharf extension. It complements \u201cPhase 3A,\u201d which was funded by the Port and the State of Louisiana, and completes all phases of the Port\u2019s \u201cWestern Dock Expansion\u201d project.\n\nCongressman Higgins issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cThis is a welcome investment for the Port of Morgan City. My office has worked with Port officials since 2017 to advance funding for the dock expansion project, and this grant will bring us to completion. The project will result in increased capacity and greater efficiency for the Port. It will also bring a boost to economic activity for St. Mary Parish. Since coming to Congress, we have delivered over $1 billion for dredging and water management projects in South Louisiana. I will continue to advocate for the needs of our ports and maritime assets.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"]], "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/2022/10/26/higgins-announces-10m-port-morgan-city-dock-expansion-project/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.609151881188154, "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"}