WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $19,236,232 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

“Hurricane Ida struck southeast Louisiana hard, leaving communities in Terrebonne and St. James Parishes devastated. This $19.2 million will help cover important levee and housing repairs for our state,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $17,992,498 to the Terrebonne Parish and Conservation District for levee repairs resulting from Hurricane Ida. 

• $1,243,734 to the St. James Parish Housing Authority for housing building repairs resulting from Hurricane Ida.