The deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance for individuals impacted by severe storms and flooding is at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 14.
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center in Evangeline Parish closing Friday
The Evangeline Parish mobile disaster recovery center at the North Side Civic Center in Ville Platte is closing at 6 p.m. Friday.
It is now more than a month since the record flooding and storms of August.
If you or anyone you know is still having problems finding suitable accommodations, it is not too late to register with FEMA for assistance with your housing needs.
Are you a homeowner or renter whose home is uninhabitable or who lost valuables because of Louisiana’s recent severe storms and floods? It takes two steps to get possible federal help for these losses.
Step one: Apply for FEMA help.
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services issued nearly $80 million in disaster food assistance in 21 parishes impacted by flooding — with more than $48.9 million in Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and more than $30.9 million in disaster-related benefits
