{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/12/08/higgins-announces-additional-635m-hurricane-recovery-efforts/", "Higgins Announces Additional $63.5M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts", "2021-12-08", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Clay Higgins", "H001077", "clayhiggins.house.gov", "clayhiggins", "https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $63,497,587.77 for hurricane recovery efforts in South Louisiana.\n\nThe reimbursements include:\n\n$34,621,295.99 to the Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative for emergency protective measures taken to maintain power distribution in response to Hurricane Laura. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share.\n\n$3,609,555.03 to the City of Lake Charles for debris removal operations in response to Hurricane Laura. The reimbursement is made at a 100% federal cost-share.\n\n$5,009,266.90 to the City of Lake Charles for debris removal operations in response to Hurricane Laura. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share.\n\n$8,572,317.06 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for evacuation and sheltering services in response to Hurricane Laura. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share.\n\n$1,582,164.39 to the Diocese of Lake Charles for temporary facilities at St. Margaret Catholic School in response to Hurricane Laura. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share.\n\n$6,523,262.41 to the Calcasieu Parish School Board for management costs in response to Hurricane Laura. The reimbursement is made at a 100% federal cost-share.\n\n$3,579,725.99 to Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government for repairs to the Lafayette Utilities System in response to Hurricane Delta. The reimbursement is made at a 75% federal cost-share.\n\nAll funding will be delivered to the State of Louisiana. The state is responsible for disbursing the funds to each sub-recipient.\n\nCongressman Higgins issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cThis latest round of reimbursements provides much-needed resources for South Louisiana\u2019s recovery efforts. Over $2 billion has been delivered in response to Hurricanes Laura and Delta, and we continue to prioritize the state\u2019s recovery needs at the federal level.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/12/08/higgins-announces-additional-635m-hurricane-recovery-efforts/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8279522880911827, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}