“The 2016 floods tore up facilities across Louisiana, and this grant will help pay for equipment and repairs needed to restore communities affected by this disaster.”

 MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $13,789,811 in federal funding to reimburse the cost of equipment and repair work to multiple establishments around Louisiana.

“The 2016 floods tore up facilities across Louisiana, and this grant will help pay for equipment and repairs needed to restore communities affected by this disaster,” said Kennedy.

Projects include:

• $7,511,452 will help fund repairs to the First Baptist Church in Denham Springs.

• $4,900,789 will help pay for equipment, items and repairs made to the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women in St. Gabriel.

• $1,377,570 will help fund repairs to Galvez Middle School in Ascension Parish.