Kennedy announces $171.5 million in aid to Louisiana for Hurricanes Laura and Ida, wildfires, storms and flooding

MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $171,468,902 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

"Louisiana families and communities have weathered severe natural disasters together with grit and determination. This $171.5 million will help our local governments, schools and other key facilities recover from the costs of Hurricanes Ida and Laura, as well as the Tiger Island Fire and other disasters," said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $76,679,189 to Terrebonne Parish for repairs to the Houma Power Plant in Houma, La., resulting from Hurricane Ida damage.

• $20,050,946 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc., to restore power to substations that Hurricane Laura damaged.

• $12,910,889 to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for fire suppression measures taken during the Tiger Island Fire.

• $9,795,313 to Chennault International Airport Authority for permanent repairs to airport buildings in Lake Charles, La., resulting from Hurricane Laura damage.

• $8,204,429 to Lafourche Parish Hospital Service District #1 for the replacement of hospital building contents due to Hurricane Ida damage.

• $7,973,837 to Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness for management costs resulting from Hurricane Laura.

• $7,174,797 to the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for management costs resulting from severe storms and flooding.

• $5,812,314 to the city of Sulphur, La., for replacement of its Municipal Complex building due to Hurricane Laura damage.

• $5,781,660 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc., for management costs resulting from Hurricane Laura damage.

• $4,378,638 to Hamilton Christian Academy for permanent repairs to school buildings in Lake Charles, La., due to Hurricane Laura damage.

• $2,828,625 to St. Tammany Parish for management costs resulting from Hurricane Ida.

• $2,113,691 to Cameron Parish for the replacement of Grand Lake Recreation Center facilities due to Hurricane Laura damage.

• $2,054,868 to the Lafourche Parish School Board for construction of improved school buildings due to Hurricane Ida damage.

• $2,040,663 to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Office of Public Health for emergency protective measures taken during the Tiger Island Fire.

• $1,484,806 to the city of Lake Charles, La., for permanent repairs to a city communications tower due to Hurricane Laura damage.

• $1,173,386 to the Office of Risk Management for the replacement of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Rockefeller headquarters building in Grand Chenier, La., due to Hurricane Laura damage.

• $1,010,851 to the Military Department of the State of Louisiana National Guard for fire suppression measures taken during the Tiger Island Fire.