Senator John Kennedy | John Kennedy Official Website
Senator John Kennedy | John Kennedy Official Website
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $25,119,195 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.
“I am grateful to see Calcasieu, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes, along with the city of New Orleans and other parts of our state, receive this $25.1 million for flood protection and Hurricane Laura recovery,” said Kennedy.
The FEMA aid will fund the following:
- $11,690,079 to the Office of Risk Management to repair damages to 42 water control structures as a result of Hurricane Laura.
- $7,355,145 for the elevation of 30 properties in St. Tammany Parish to mitigate flood risk.
- $2,455,921 for the elevation of 10 structures in the city of New Orleans to mitigate flood risk.
- $2,390,687 for the elevation of 13 properties in Tangipahoa Parish to mitigate flood risk.
- $1,227,363 to the Calcasieu Parish School Board to repair damages to Dolby Elementary School as a result of Hurricane Laura.
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