MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced more than $24.4 million in grants for Louisiana from the Department of Defense’s Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.

“Investing in Louisiana communities is good for Louisianians and our national security, and I’m happy to see that Plaquemines Parish and the City of Leesville will be able to put this $24.4 million to use to make our state a safer place,” said Kennedy. 

The Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program will fund the following:

• $13,725,400 to Plaquemines Parish to construct a multi-use emergency command center for staging and distributing supplies during emergencies.

• $5,793,200 to Plaquemines Parish to improve stormwater management infrastructure and rehabilitate a flood control basin to better protect airfields during severe weather events.

• $4,930,000 to the City of Leesville to extend a runway at the Leesville Airport to support the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson.