Kennedy announces $6.7 million in Hurricane Ida, severe storm aid for Dixie Electric and St. Tammany, West Feliciana Parishes

MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $6,748,398 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

"South Louisiana is still recovering from Hurricane Ida's devastation as well as the damage that severe storms and flooding caused. This $6.7 million will help rebuild Louisianians' communities," said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $2,648,768 in federal funding to the Dixie Electric Membership Corporation (DEMCO) for management costs as a result of Hurricane Ida.

• $2,158,047 to the St. Tammany Parish for permanent restoration of the fishing pier facility as a result of Hurricane Ida.

• $1,941,583 to the West Feliciana Parish for replacement of the Plettenburg Road Bridge as a result of Severe Storms and Flooding.