{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-announces-24-million-in-cares-act-funding-to-louisiana-economic-development-to-rejuvenate-business-in-baton-rouge-area", "Cassidy Announces $2.4 Million in CARES Act Funding to Louisiana Economic Development to Rejuvenate Business in Baton Rouge Area", "2020-11-20", "2020", "2020-11", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.20.20\n\t\t\t Cassidy Announces $2.4 Million in CARES Act Funding to Louisiana Economic Development to Rejuvenate Business in Baton Rouge Area \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced the Department of Commerce is awarding $2.4 million in CARES Act funding to the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (LED) to establish a technical assistance program for restoring and enhancing economic growth in Baton Rouge due to the impacts of COVID-19.\r\nLouisiana was hit hard this year by the COVID-19 pandemic and a deluge of hurricanes thatwreckedhomes, businesses, schools and families,said Dr. Cassidy.This investment reinvigoratesthe Baton Rouge economy, ensuring local business owners receive the support they needto recover.\r\nThe award is part of an investment by the Commerce Department's Economic Development Assistance (EDA) bureau, and the project supports redevelopment and revitalization in the Baton Rouge area to address the economic development needs of communities that were affected by the pandemic. The EDA grant will be matched with $600,000 in local funds.\r\nThe project isbeneficialto maintaining business support continuity, providing technical assistance to Louisiana businesses, strengthening LED's business attraction and retention services and implementing long-term resiliency adjustments throughout the region.\r\nUpon completion, the project will boost job creation, attract private investment and rejuvenate the regional economy.\r\nThe CARES Act, supported by Cassidy and signed into law by President Trump in March, provided the EDA with $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus.\r\n###\r\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t   \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n \n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-announces-24-million-in-cares-act-funding-to-louisiana-economic-development-to-rejuvenate-business-in-baton-rouge-area"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6345339827239513, "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"}