Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that a total of 20 parishes have been declared a major disaster by the federal government. Previously, 12 parishes had received the federal declaration.
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Louisiana businesses and residents as a result of President Obama’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced.
Flooding on Bayou des Cannes on Sunday near Eunice. (Photo by Tom Dodge)
Louisiana disaster survivors are urged to register for federal disaster assistance with FEMA.
Individuals and business owners in the designated parishes who had severe storm or flood damage may register for assistance the following ways:
Gov. John Bel Edwards
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ request that President Barack Obama expand the existing federal declaration for the state of Louisiana to include additional parishes has been granted.
A simulated casualty is transported to a C-130J30 Super Hercules airplane by Airmen with the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing as part of a joint aeromedical evacuation exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2015, at the Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, La., in conjunction with the annual Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness' disaster response exercise on Saturday. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)
The Louisiana National Guard participated in a statewide disaster response exercise (DRX) designed to test the capabilities of various local, state and federal agencies Saturday.
