Bill Cassidy
10/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/04/2024 10:05
Cassidy Announces $144 Million for Hurricanes Ida, Laura Relief
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced Louisiana will receive $144,330,926.38 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in relief for Hurricanes Ida and Laura.
"Years later, our communities are still recovering from Ida and Laura. We've made progress, but there's still work to do," said Dr. Cassidy. "This funding will return many to wholeness and prepare us to weather the next storm."
| Grant Awarded | Recipient | Project Description |
| $11,580,439.82 | Calcasieu Parish School Board | This grant will provide reimbursement for school board management costs during Hurricane Laura. |
| $10,204,970.40 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Fulton Substation damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $9,677,278.80 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Grand Chenier Substation damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $9,642,092.40 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Creole Bulk Substation damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $6,539,291.10 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for restoration the Calcasieu ship channel switching stations damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $19,566,005.40 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Venture Global Substation damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $2,115,065.10 | Calcasieu Parish Police Jury | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the New Epps Public Library damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $10,412,638.20 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Johnson Bayou Substation damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $1,078,139.37 | Calcasieu Parish School Board | This grant will provide federal funding for repairs to LeBleu Settlement Elementary School damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $5,936,168.70 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Holly Point Metering Substation damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $2,476,876.36 | Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) | This grant will provide reimbursement for emergency protective measures during Hurricane Laura. |
| $6,480,673.02 | Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc. | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Holly Beach Switching Station damaged by Hurricane Laura. |
| $4,239,353.25 | South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of system-wide electrical transmission and distribution lines and associated equipment damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $1,122,948.35 | Louisiana Office of Risk Management | This grant will provide reimbursement for emergency protective measures during Hurricane Ida. |
| $2,648,468.78 | Jefferson Parish Public School System | This grant will provide federal funding for permanent repairs of the Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies buildings damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $5,353,985.25 | Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development | This grant will provide reimbursement for emergency protective measures during Hurricane Ida. |
| $5,726,490.17 | Terrebonne Parish School Board | This grant will provide federal funding for permanent repairs to the Volkert-Archestrate Campuses damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $1,449,507.47 | Greater Lafourche Port Commission | This grant will provide federal funding for repairs to the Site 11 Airport Hangar damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $2,620,375.20 | Lafourche Parish | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent replacement to the Golden Meadows Library damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $2,171,361.42 | Lafourche Parish School Board (LPSB) | This grant will provide federal funding for repairs following Hurricane Ida. |
| $2,097,174.22 | Lafourche Parish School Board (LPSB) | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the Larose Cutoff Middle School campus damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $4,222,810.24 | Terrebonne Parish School Board (TPSB) | This grant will provide federal funding for repairs following Hurricane Ida. |
| $6,391,251.39 | Terrebonne Parish School Board (TPSB) | This grant will provide federal funding for the permanent restoration of the H.L. Bourgeois High School damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $2,295,770.99 | Archdiocese of New Orleans | This grant will provide federal funding for emergency protective measures following Hurricane Ida. |
| $1,083,168.59 | Terrebonne Parish | This grant will provide federal funding for permanent repairs to pump stations and retention ponds damaged by Hurricane Ida. |
| $1,791,328.73 | Terrebonne Parish School Board (TPSB) | This grant will provide federal funding for repairs following Hurricane Ida. |
| $5,407,293.66 | City of New Orleans | This grant will provide federal funding for the emergency deployment of labor and equipment following Hurricane Ida. |
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