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WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $16,157,989 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for south Louisiana in disaster relief.

 

“Louisianian families have suffered a brutal year-and-a-half of hurricanes. They are strong, but they need help, and this $16 million will help our state recover,” said Kennedy.  

 

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $5,357,821 to Plaquemines Parish for debris removal related to Hurricane Ida.
• $4,281,255 to the Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative for state management costs as a result of Hurricane Laura.
• $3,040,097 to the South Lafourche Levee District for debris removal related to Hurricane Ida.
• $2,263,025 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for debris removal related to Hurricane Zeta.
• $1,215,791 to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for emergency protective measures related to Hurricane Delta.