WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $69,021,705 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants in disaster aid for Louisiana.

“This $69 million will help Louisiana communities and campuses rebuild and recover from the blows that Hurricanes Laura and Ida dealt us,” said Kennedy. 

The FEMA aid will fund the following: 

• $2,766,901 to the city of Sulphur for emergency protective measures related to Hurricane Laura.
• $1,093,213 to Calcasieu Parish School Board for repairs at the Sulphur High School’s campus related to Hurricane Laura.
• $1,921,822 to Calcasieu Parish School Board for repairs at the LeBlanc Middle School’s campus related to Hurricane Laura.
• $ 1,438,724 to Calcasieu Parish School Board for repairs at the Sam Houston High School campus related to Hurricane Laura.
• $ 4,123,898 to the Calcasieu Parish School Board for repairs at the Curriculum & Instruction Tech Center campus related to Hurricane Laura. 
• $ 2,798,637 to Lafourche Parish Hospital Service District #1 for emergency protective measures related to Hurricane Ida.
• $ 37,907,712 to St. Tammany Parish for debris removal and monitoring related to Hurricane Ida.
• $ 1,597,016 to the city of Gretna for Public Assistance Alternate Procedures (PAAP) and debris removal related to Hurricane Ida.
• $ 14,305,571 to Lafourche Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 for emergency protective measures related to Hurricane Ida.
• $ 1,068,211 to the city of Harahan for Public Assistance Alternate Procedures (PAAP) and debris removal related to Hurricane Ida.