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WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $16,225,731 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster aid for Louisiana.

“This $16 million in FEMA aid will help Lafourche and St. Tammany Parishes pay for repairs and recovery our communities needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

  • $7,138,235 to Lafourche Parish for facility repairs related to Hurricane Ida.
  • $7,993,224 to St. Tammany Parish for right-of-way debris removal related to Hurricane Ida.
  • $1,094,271 to St. Tammany Parish for right-of-way debris monitoring related to Hurricane Ida.