{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/media/press-releases/higgins-announces-flood-mitigation-funds-lafayette-parish", "Higgins Announces Flood Mitigation Funds for Lafayette Parish", "2020-09-17", "2020", "2020-09", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA will award $2,645,011 to Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) for flood mitigation efforts. The hazard mitigation grant will be used to finance the elevation or purchase of 13 flood-prone and severe repetitive loss properties.    Congressman Higgins issued the following statement:\n \n\tWe continue to seek investments in flood mitigation and resiliency efforts for South Louisiana. These proactive measures produce long-term cost savings and limit the impact of potential flood events. My office will continue to work with our local, state, and federal partners on these efforts.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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/media/press-releases/higgins-announces-flood-mitigation-funds-lafayette-parish"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6377510037273169, "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"}