News and Media: Disaster 4570

Hurricanes Laura and Delta impacted Southwest Louisiana housing operations where available housing was already minimal or non-existent. To help meet the housing needs, as part of the Direct Temporary Housing Program, FEMA has identified many commercial parks throughout the affected areas to temporarily house displaced residents.

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BATON ROUGE, La. – The FEMA Community Education and Outreach (CEO) staff for mitigation is hosting free webinars on ways to make future natural disasters less severe, dangerous or damaging to your home and family.

CEO will conduct the Internet webinars Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout February. Each session will be given twice a day, at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Renters, businesses and homeowners all benefit from flood insurance to protect their belongings when a flood hits. As of Feb. 1, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has already paid over $115 million to Louisianans for flooding from the 2020 hurricanes, where 35% of NFIP claims came from policyholders in moderate to low-risk flood zones.

Hurricanes Laura and Delta impacted areas of Louisiana where available housing was minimal or non-existent, thereby further exacerbating an already problematic lack of affordable rental housing units. This severely limited the availability of alternative housing options for households whose homes were destroyed or made unlivable due to major damage. To help meet the housing needs, as part of the Direct Temporary Housing Program, FEMA has identified many commercial parks throughout the affected areas to temporarily house displaced residents.