WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $326,700,415 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.  

“Hurricanes Ida and Laura battered our state, and Louisianians are still recovering. I am thankful for this $327 million, which will help folks in Lake Charles as well as in Jefferson, Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes,” said Kennedy. 

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $75,620,610 to the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness for emergency protective measures as a result of Hurricane Ida.
• $74,226,139 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative Inc. for permanent restoration of damaged 69kV transmission lines as a result of Hurricane Laura.
• $73,532,320 to Jefferson Parish Public School System for mold remediation as a result of Hurricane Ida.
• $31,984,343 to Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District for permanent work as a direct result of Hurricane Laura. 
• $18,398,568 to Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District for permanent work as a result of Hurricane Laura.
• $18,215,643 to Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District for permanent work as a result of Hurricane Laura. 
• $13,647,374 to Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District for facility replacement required as a result of Hurricane Laura. 
• $12,348,363 to Louisiana Terrebonne Parish School Board for a building replacement as a result of Hurricane Ida.
• $3,126,080 to the Terrebonne Parish for management costs as a result of Hurricane Ida.
• $2,766,806 to the city of Lake Charles for repairs to the McNeese Street Water Treatment Plant as a result of Hurricane Laura. 
• $1,794,659 in federal funding to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission for damages as a result of Hurricane Ida.
• $1,039,510 to the Lafourche Parish Fire Protection District #3 for damages to Belle Amie Station 6 as a result of Hurricane Ida.