releases: https://web.archive.org/web/20140912000658/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-gets-calcasieu-river-lock-issue-resolved-will-increase-barge-and-boat-traffic-
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| url | title | date | year | month | party | chamber | state | member_name | bioguide_id | domain | scraper | source | date_source | text | has_text | collected_at | updated_at |
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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140912000658/http://www.vitter.senate.gov/newsroom/press/vitter-gets-calcasieu-river-lock-issue-resolved-will-increase-barge-and-boat-traffic- | Vitter Gets Calcasieu River Lock Issue Resolved, Will Increase Barge & Boat Traffic | 2014-09-11 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Republican | House | LA | David Vitter | V000127 | web.archive.org | legacy | Vitter Gets Calcasieu River Lock Issue Resolved, Will Increase Barge & Boat Traffic Thursday, September 11, 2014 (Lake Charles, La.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced that he has resolved an issue affecting the Calcasieu Saltwater Barrier that will increase waterway traffic. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had previously restricted lock hours that hindered recreational and commercial traffic on the Calcasieu River. Vitter was able to increase the lock hours of operation in legislation he passed earlier this year. “Southwest Louisiana is experiencing some incredible growth, and we need to make sure our waterways can accommodate the positive increase in water traffic,” Vitter said. “The oil and gas industry is a real engine for the local economy, and we need to make sure that recreational and commercial boats and barges can move up and down the river to service the industry.” Vitter wrote specific language in Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to ensure that locals had an opportunity to better manage Federal structures on their waterway. Despite the objections of affected businesses and recreational users, the Corps unilaterally decreased lock hours of operation for the Calcasieu Saltwater Barrier. Vitter worked with local officials to find a solution by changing how the Corps can work with non-federal partners to properly fund the operation of inland waterway structures. The Corps officially signed the cooperative agreement this morning. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |