{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/Scalise-Legislation-to-Expand-Atchafalaya-National-Heritage-Area-Signed-into-Law", "Scalise Legislation to Expand Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Signed into Law", "2024-12-24", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", "scalise", "https://scalise.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement after his legislation, H.R. 6843, to expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, was signed into law:\n\n\u201cThe Atchafalaya National Heritage Area is home to some of the most unique and special landscapes and traditions in the world. This National Heritage Area tells the rich story of Louisiana\u2019s treasured culture and history, but for too long, a piece of that story has been missing. I\u2019m pleased to see my legislation to include Lafourche Parish in the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area become law and, at last, correct this unfortunate oversight by making this historic National Heritage Area whole,\u201dsaid Leader Scalise.\n\nWhat Louisiana Leaders are saying:\n\n\u201cLafourche Parish offers an incredible blend of culture and natural resources that will strengthen the region\u2019s unique identity and reinforce the importance of the National Heritage Area designation for our community. Lafourche was the only parish in the boundary left out of the original designation, and I\u2019m grateful for Leader Scalise for spearheading this effort and our entire congressional delegation for their work to make Lafourche the final parish in the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area,\u201dsaid Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson, III.\n\n\u201cThe addition of our 15th and final parish will allow us to tell the full story of the Atchafalaya region\u2019s rich cultural, natural, and recreational resources that stretch from Bayou Teche to Bayou Lafourche and from Vidalia to the Gulf of Mexico. We\u2019re grateful to our Louisiana Delegation for supporting efforts to include Lafourche in the National Heritage Area,\" said Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Executive Director Justin K. Lemoine.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/Scalise-Legislation-to-Expand-Atchafalaya-National-Heritage-Area-Signed-into-Law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.705259084701538, "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"}