WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,055,556 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

“Louisianians in West Carroll Parish depend on generators when bad storms strike. This $1 million will help make sure the community is prepared for major weather events,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following: 

• $1,000,000 to West Carroll Parish for the installation of 13 permanent emergency generators and one portable generator. 

• $55,556 to West Carroll Parish for the management costs associated with the generator project.