05/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/24/2024 10:11
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $12,622,007 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.
"Hurricanes Laura and Ida struck Louisiana hard, and our communities are still rebuilding. This $12.6 million will go towards Jefferson Parish School System and Lake Charles for their recovery efforts as well as to the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for the winter storms that our state faced," said Kennedy.
The FEMA aid will fund the following: