Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Thursday, Nov. 16, announced $8,694,727 in a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for Louisiana disaster aid.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

$3,564,654 to the Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative for emergency protective measures resulting from Hurricane Laura.

$2,098,349 to the Office of Risk Management for repairs to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Rockefeller Headquarters building resulting from Hurricane Laura.