MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,061,619 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid. 

“Many Louisianians are still recovering from Hurricane Ida, and I am grateful that this $1 million will help provide a temporary facility at Chackbay Elementary for the community,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $1,061,619 to the Lafourche Parish School Board for preparing the old Chackbay Elementary School as a temporary facility as a result of Hurricane Ida.