Kennedy announces $29.9 million in Hurricanes Laura, Ida aid for south Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Health

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that Louisiana will receive $29,872,642 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster recovery efforts and repairs in Louisiana communities impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Ida.

"Louisianians remember all too well the devastation left by hurricanes like Laura and Ida in their communities-and they have worked tirelessly to rebuild and strengthen flood mitigation efforts. This $29.9 million will support Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes, the city of Lake Charles and other areas of our state recover from the costly damage these severe storms caused," said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $10,139,852 to the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux to repair multiple buildings, including modular and portable classrooms and the athletic field damaged by Hurricane Ida.
  
  
• $8,739,020 for the Lafourche Parish School Board to restore the South Lafourche High School multi-purpose building and annex building back to pre-disaster design, function and capacity after Hurricane Ida damage.

• $5,008,111 to Terrebonne Parish to repair public buildings and infrastructure that Hurricane Ida damaged.

• $2,451,378 to the Louisiana Department of Health for management costs resulting from Hurricane Ida.
  
  
• $1,853,281 for the Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lake Charles for management costs as a result of Hurricane Laura.

• $1,680,999 to the Greater St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Charles, La., for permanent repairs in the main sanctuary, multiple classrooms and bathrooms from Hurricane Laura's strong winds, heavy rains and flooding.