St. Landry Parish has been approved for FEMA Individual Assistance, which gives the parish access to programs and funds to help with Hurricane Laura recovery.
As Tropical Storm Sally threatens southeast Louisiana as an expected hurricane by landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, St. Landry is among nearly two dozen parishes across the state still recovering from Laura's impact.
Twenty-one parishes have been approved for the Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance, with Caddo and LaSalle being added along with St. Landry on Sunday. The assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs; low-cost loans for uninsured property loss; and other programs to help residents and businesses recover.
“People all across Louisiana were impacted when Hurricane Laura brought its strong winds ashore, knocking out power and causing massive destruction," Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a written statement. "The people of these three parishes will be greatly assisted by this FEMA aid, and I hope they will register.
"Already FEMA has registered more than 140,000 households in Louisiana, paying out more than $89 million to survivors of Hurricane Laura, including more than $59 million for housing assistance and almost $30 million for other needs assistance,” Edwards said.
Hurricane Laura — one of the most powerful storms to hit Louisiana in history — made landfall Aug. 27. The federal government approved the state's Major Disaster Declaration the next day.
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Edwards has requested Individual Assistance in 23 parishes. So far, 21 parishes have been approved. The approved parishes include: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Caddo, Calcasieu, Cameron, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, LaSalle, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry Vermilion, Vernon, Winn and Union.
Residents in the approved parishes can begin applying for assistance by registering online at https://ift.tt/3hts7Dk by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice.
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