Lafayette Reporter

MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,193,546 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

“Hurricane Ida badly hit St. Charles and Terrebonne Parishes. This $2.2 million will help these communities rebuild important infrastructure, like their wastewater treatment plant and airport hangar,” said Kennedy.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

- $1,118,878 to the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission to replace the Bristow Hangar Building due to Hurricane Ida damage.

- $1,074,668 to St. Charles Parish for the restoration of the Destrehan Wastewater Treatment Plant due to Hurricane Ida damage.