{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2020/9/kennedy-announces-5-4-million-for-lafayette-jefferson-parish-flood-mitigation-projects", "Kennedy announces $5.4 million for Lafayette, Jefferson Parish flood mitigation projects", "2020-09-17", "2020", "2020-09", "Republican", "House", "LA", "John Kennedy", "K000393", "www.kennedy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "This hurricane season has demonstrated why it's crucial for Louisiana to protect properties from flood damage. This funding will help communities prepare for future storms in Lafayette and Jefferson Parishes.\r\nWASHINGTON Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $5,380,065 in FEMA grant funding to support the mitigation of 28 flood-prone structures in Lafayette and Jefferson Parishes.\r\nThis hurricane season has demonstrated why it's crucial for Louisiana to protect properties from flood damage. This funding will help communities prepare for future storms in Lafayette and Jefferson Parishes, said Kennedy.\r\nThis funding is authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act.\r\nProjects supported by this funding include:\r\n \r\n$2,735,054 to mitigate 15 flood-prone structures in Jefferson Parish.\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n$2,645,011 to mitigate 13 flood-prone structures in Lafayette Parish.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2020/9/kennedy-announces-5-4-million-for-lafayette-jefferson-parish-flood-mitigation-projects"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7429600227624178, "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"}