WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,857,350 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

“When bad weather hits Louisiana, communities rely on emergency generators to get by. This $4.9 million will keep Louisianians safe by helping McNeese State University and Lincoln Parish with generator costs,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $3,253,127 to McNeese State University for the purchase and installation of two generators. 

• $1,423,494 to Lincoln Parish for the purchase and installation of 17 generators.

• $180,729 to McNeese State University for management costs associated with generator acquisition and installation.