METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is in Metairie Thursday morning ahead of talks on infrastructure on Lake Pontchartrain in Southeast Louisiana.
At 10:45 a.m., Cassidy will hold a press conference regarding how to use funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to improve Lake Pontchartrain.
Those expected to be in attendance include:
- The Executive Committee of the Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program
- Representatives from the University of New Orleans’ Research and Technology Foundation
- Local elected officials
Watch the press conference live at 10:45 in the player above.