{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2022/12/29/higgins-announces-150m-i-10-calcasieu-river-bridge/", "Higgins Announces $150M for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge", "2022-12-29", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "LAKE CHARLES, LA \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $150 million in Mega Grant funding for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge replacement project.\n\n\u201cSince coming to Congress, my office has worked with our local, state, and federal partners to build consensus and advance the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project,\u201d said Congressman Higgins. \u201cCompletion of a new bridge is a critical infrastructure priority for the Louisiana delegation. Replacement efforts are moving forward, and this Mega Grant provides the State with significant federal funding. We are building a new bridge at I-10 in Lake Charles.\u201d\n\nCongressman Higgins and members of the Louisiana delegation sent a letter on May 31, urging approval of the State\u2019s application for Mega Grant funding. Congressman Higgins delivered a follow-up communication on July 18, again urging the Department of Transportation to approve funding for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge project. Our office has also continued to advocate for the project in back-channel communications with DOT.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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/2022/12/29/higgins-announces-150m-i-10-calcasieu-river-bridge/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3632234185934067, "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"}