Bill Cassidy
12/29/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/29/2025 15:46
Cassidy Secures Over $19.5 Million to Improve Louisiana Roadway Safety from His Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $19,517,973 in federal funding from his Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The funding will help communities across the state improve traffic safety, reduce serious injuries and fatalities, and make local roads safer for families, pedestrians, and first responders.
"Too many Louisiana families have had their lives changed forever by preventable traffic accidents," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding I secured is going directly to Louisiana communities to make our streets safer."
| Funding Amount | Recipient | Project Description |
| $7,986,192.00 | Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government | This grant provides federal funding for the Connecting Johnston: A Safer Street for Families and Futures project. |
| $5,707,839.00 | City of Natchitoches | This grant provides federal funding for the City of Natchitoches Safe Streets Implementation Initiative. |
| $1,200,000.00 | Richland Parish Police Jury | This grant provides federal funding for development of the Richland Parish Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. |
| $1,200,000.00 | East Feliciana Parish Police Jury | This grant provides federal funding for comprehensive safety action planning and demonstration activities. |
| $1,185,662.00 | Capital Region Planning Commission | This grant provides federal funding for supplemental safety planning and demonstration activities within the Baton Rouge MPO. |
| $676,680.00 | Jackson Parish Ambulance Service District | This grant provides federal funding for roadway safety improvements to support emergency response and reduce traffic fatalities. |
| $480,000.00 | Calcasieu Parish Police Jury | This grant provides federal funding for development of a parishwide safety action plan and supplemental planning activities. |
| $400,000.00 | City of Sulphur | This grant provides federal funding for the Sulphur Transportation Safety Action Plan. |
| $304,000.00 | Town of Many | This grant provides federal funding for development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. |
| $217,600.00 | Town of Oberlin | This grant provides federal funding for the Town of Oberlin 2025 SS4A Safety Action Plan. |
| $160,000.00 | City of Baker | This grant provides federal funding for Safe Streets and Roads for All safety planning activities in Baker. |
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