WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $37,885,460.20 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in relief for Hurricanes Ida and Laura. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will receive $36,139,364.10 for emergency protective measures as a result of Hurricane Laura. The Office of Risk Management will receive $1,746,096.12 for emergency protective measures as a result of Hurricane Ida.
“In the midst of hurricane season, south Louisiana communities are still recovering from past storms,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Americans, and Louisianans in particular, are resilient and this will help return us to wholeness.”
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