Sw Louisiana News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $3,411,061.81 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana.

 The funding is made available through the major disaster declaration for Hurricane Laura (DR-4559-LA), which Congressman Higgins supported.

 The reimbursement includes:

• $1,126,558.25 to the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Phase 2 temporary facilities. The reimbursement is made at 90% federal cost-share and authorized under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.
• $2,284,503.56 to the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for campus wide emergency protective services. The reimbursement is made at 90% federal cost-share and authorized under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

Much of our official Congressional work to advance recovery projects occurs behind the scenes. Funding finalization and the associated formal announcement of funding are the result of constant efforts over many months with FEMA and state and local stakeholders. All funding will be delivered to the State of Louisiana. The state is responsible for disbursing the funds to each sub-recipient.

A more extensive timeline of Congressman Higgins' actions on hurricane recovery is available here.

 Congressman Higgins issued the following statement:

“Southwest Louisiana has remained strong throughout the recovery mission. We are resilient and steadfast. Storms can’t destroy our communities. To date, my office has delivered over $4 billion in hurricane recovery funding. We will continue to work closely with our local, state, and federal partners to deliver much needed resources for growth and prosperity.”

Original source can be found here.