Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, announced $171,468,902 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

“Louisiana families and communities have weathered severe natural disasters together with grit and determination. This $171.5 million will help our local governments, schools and other key facilities recover from the costs of Hurricanes Ida and Laura, as well as the Tiger Island Fire and other disasters,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

$20,050,946 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc., to restore power to substations that Hurricane Laura damaged.

$7,973,837 to Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness for management costs resulting from Hurricane Laura.

$7,174,797 to the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for management costs resulting from severe storms and flooding.

$5,781,660 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative, Inc., for management costs resulting from Hurricane Laura damage.

$2,113,691 to Cameron Parish for the replacement of Grand Lake Recreation Center facilities due to Hurricane Laura damage.

$1,173,386 to the Office of Risk Management for the replacement of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Rockefeller headquarters building in Grand Chenier, La., due to Hurricane Laura damage.