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• Disaster unemployment assistance extended to Oct. 30

  October 7, 2020 6:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Tuesday that the deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), which is available to certain workers who lost income as a direct result of Hurricane Laura, has been extended to Oct. 30. The purpose of DUA is to... more »

• FEMA denies aid to multiple parishes following February tornadoes

  March 1, 2017 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to Governor John Bel Edwards' request for federal aid for five parishes following February's tornadoes. In a letter released Wednesday, FEMA informed the governor it authorized individual assistance for both Livingston and Orleans parishes, as well as hazard mitigation... more »

• Edwards administration defends flood response Play Video

  January 6, 2017 12:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Edwards' Administration pushed back against criticism Thursday that it's too slow in responding to the August flood. Friday Edwards will present the state's first disaster relief program 147 days after the storm. "Only twenty of the days have been in the control of the state," said... more »

• More ZIP codes approved for Phase one of DSNAP

  August 19, 2016 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State Officials announced Friday the locations where residents in eight parishes can apply for DSNAP benefits next week. According to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, the first of three phases begins Monday, Aug. 22, through Saturday Aug. 27. Phase One includes eight parishes.... more »

• Businesses in three parishes eligible for federal disaster assistance

  May 6, 2016 3:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his request that three parishes qualify for disaster assistance loans as a result of tornadoes that caused swaths of damage in February. The relief aid will apply to businesses damaged by the high... more »