{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2023/08/03/higgins-announces-grant-funding-chennault-international-airport-0/", "Higgins Announces Grant Funding for Chennault International Airport", "2023-08-03", "2023", "2023-08", "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 announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $1,168,133 to the Chennault International Airport (CWF) in Lake Charles for repairs to the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and the tower\u2019s radio communication equipment.\n\nThe funding includes:\n\n$468,133 for the ATCT to shield the base building from heavy rains and prevent water intrusions during storm conditions. The shield will consist of exterior metal panel rainscreens that create resiliency and mitigate hazardous conditions.\n\n$700,000 for the replacement of the tower\u2019s radio communication equipment that will enhance the safe and efficient movement of the diverse aircraft utilizing CWF. This will increase reliability and reduce current interference occurring in the existing system.\n\nThe funding is provided through the Airport Terminal Program (ATP), which is authorized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"]], "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/2023/08/03/higgins-announces-grant-funding-chennault-international-airport-0/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9818747639656067, "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"}