FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Louisiana to help with response efforts due to emergency conditions from Hurricane Francine.
Louisiana homeowners and renters that were affected by Hurricane Ida and live in parishes designated for Individual Assistance could be eligible for help from FEMA.
President Joe Biden has spoken with officials in states pounded by Hurricane Ida, detailing the federal effort to survey the damage and ensure access to electricity, water, and cell phone service.
This announcement follows Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory and the Lafayette City Council's actions that will allow the city to dredge parts of the Vermilion River that flow inside Lafayette city limits, pay for two flusher trucks to help ease spot flooding in neighborhoods, and continue focusing on other drainage improvement projects, such as flushing culverts, ditch digging, and retention ponds.
The federal government has declared five more parishes in Louisiana eligible for disaster aid as a result of Hurricane Delta. Those parishes are Beauregard, Lafayette, Rapides, St. Landry and St. Martin.