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• FEMA extends hotel stay program until May 31

  May 9, 2017 11:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program has been extended for an additional 20 days. Eligible survivors may stay in participating hotel/motels through the night of Tuesday, May 30, 2017 but must check out by Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The move marks the ninth time that the... more »

• FEMA extends hotel stay program until May 11

  April 7, 2017 3:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program has been extended until May 2017. Eligible survivors may stay in participating hotel/motels through the night of Wednesday, May 10, 2017 but must check out by Thursday, May 11, 2017. Following a mid-extension review, some applicants may be found ineligible... more »

• FEMA extends hotel stay program until April 11 Play Video

  March 9, 2017 4:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA says the Transitional Housing Assistance program has been extended by one month for Louisiana flood survivors. Eligible residents can stay in participating hotels/motels until Tuesday, April 11. Those hotel stay bills are then sent directly to FEMA. FEMA says the program is a short-term... more »

• FEMA extends hotel checkout deadline to Feb. 10

  January 12, 2017 12:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA announced Thursday that the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program will be extended for another 24 days. According to a statement, FEMA says eligible Louisiana flood survivors may stay in hotels or motels through Thursday, Feb 9, but must check out by Feb. 10, 2017. ... more »

• FEMA extends TSA program to January 17

  December 15, 2016 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE – FEMA has approved Louisiana’s request to extend the Traditional Sheltering Assistance program until January 2017. The TSA program is intended to provide “short-term sheltering” to flood survivors by allowing them to stay in FEMA approved hotel rooms. State officials requested the extension due to a... more »

• FEMA hotel program extended through mid-December

  November 14, 2016 10:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - FEMA officials announced another extension for the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program Monday evening, extending the program until Sunday, Dec. 18. FEMA's extension of the deadline will provide more time for flood evacuees to stay in rooms paid for by the federal government. Many people have... more »