Washington, Feb. 10 -- Congresswoman Julia Letlow issued the following press release:
Following the recent ice storm affecting North Louisiana, Congresswoman Julia Letlow is calling on federal agencies to prioritize preventative efforts to reduce the likelihood of widespread power outages the next time disaster strikes.
In a letter (https://letlow.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/letlow.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2.6.26-usda-doe-grid-hardening-letter.pdf) to leadership at the Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy, Congresswoman Julia Letlow requested that the agencies prioritize grid resiliency initiatives in disaster-prone regions that would prevent mass outages, such as the targeted deployment of buried power lines. Suc...