CoE projects not in jeopardy: Graves

Some of Louisiana’s congressional delegation say planned flood and hurricane risk reduction projects – notably the Comite River Division Canal and the Westshore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane risk reduction system - would not be in jeopardy under a White House proposal to divert money and resources from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a 315-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Trump administration brought forward the proposal Jan. 10 in a stalemate with Congress over border wall/national security funding that has a partial government shutdown heads into a fourth week. U.S. Rep. Garret Graves told NOLA.com via text Jan. 11 that those two state projects “are not on the chopping block.” If not, it would make a really awkward trip for POTUS on Monday.” Graves was referencing Trump’s scheduled appearance in New Orleans on Jan. 14 at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual conference. (Source: NOLA.com 01/11/19)