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• FEMA to start contacting applicants by text

  September 12, 2016 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA announces that flood victims who applied for federal help may soon get a text from officials to let them know of their application status. FEMA says it is using texts to connect with applicants in an effort to enhance communications as it allows to communicate... more »

• FEMA to start contacting applicants by text

  September 12, 2016 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA announces that flood victims who applied for federal help may soon get a text from officials to let them know of their application status. FEMA says it is using texts to connect with applicants in an effort to enhance communications as it allows to communicate... more »

• Officials advise applicants not to splurge their disaster assistance grants

  August 31, 2016 2:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State and federal officials are advising flood applicants who have received disaster assistance grants or loans to resist the urge to splurge and make smart decisions with their recovery funds. With more than $202 million in assistance already granted to applicants, officials remind that assistance is... more »

• Officials recommend tips to FEMA applicants denied flood assistance

  August 30, 2016 11:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency and FEMA are encouraging applicants who have received denial letters for flood assistance to read the letters carefully to find out why. According to officials, some applicants that have been denied are only missing a portion of necessary... more »

• DSNAP sites for Ascension Parish and others to begin on Wednesday

  March 29, 2016 4:41 PM

  ASCENSION - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will open Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) sites starting Wednesday. DSNAP benefits are for the residents impacted by flooding due to severe weather earlier this month. Over the weekend, Jackson, Rapides, Red River and Sabine parishes were added... more »