releases: https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/06/16/higgins-announces-additional-415m-hurricane-recovery-efforts/
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| https://clayhiggins.house.gov/2021/06/16/higgins-announces-additional-415m-hurricane-recovery-efforts/ | Higgins Announces Additional $41.5M for Hurricane Recovery Efforts | 2021-06-16 | 2021 | 2021-06 | Republican | House | LA | Clay Higgins | H001077 | clayhiggins.house.gov | clayhiggins | https://clayhiggins.house.gov/category/press-releases/ | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that FEMA is awarding an additional $41,523,929.59 for Hurricane Laura recovery efforts in South Louisiana. The grants include: $27,104,090.24 to the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness for emergency protective measures. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share. $7,413,813.43 to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (State Police) for emergency protective measures. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share. $4,469,235.68 to the Jefferson Davis Parish Police Jury for debris removal operations. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share. $1,511,221.47 to the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals for management costs. The reimbursement is made at a 100% federal cost-share. $1,025,568.77 to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections for emergency protective measures. The reimbursement is made at a 90% federal cost-share. All funding will be delivered to the State of Louisiana. The state is responsible for disbursing the funds to each sub-recipient. Congressman Higgins issued the following statement: “We continue to work with our federal partners to ensure applications for public assistance are being processed in a timely manner. This latest round of reimbursements brings the total amount of federal disaster relief to over $1.3 billion in response to Hurricanes Laura and Delta. My office continues to push for supplemental, long-term recovery resources at the federal level. We will not stop fighting for Southwest Louisiana.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T19:57:00Z |