UPDATED: Acadia Parish added to Federal Disaster Declaration

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. These eight additional parishes were included in Gov. Edwards' initial request for a federal disaster declaration but required additional data.
The eight newly approved parishes include:
Acadia
Ascension
East Feliciana
Iberia
Lafayette
Pointe Coupee
St. Landry
Vermilion