Governor Edwards’ priorities for the first $1.6 billion in funding are:

• Shoring up the Unemployment Trust Fund – $400 million

• Unemployment Insurance loan payment – $230 million

• Infrastructure – $400 million

• Water and Sewer Systems – $300 million

• Tourism and Convention and Visitors Bureaus – $125 million

• Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism – $20 million

• Louisiana Ports – $50 million

Originally published by the Office of the Governor on April 29, 2021.