News and Media: Disaster 4577

There are two types of assistance provided by FEMA: Public Assistance and Individual Assistance.

Public Assistance

Public Assistance (PA) refers to support for counties, municipalities or other jurisdictions of a state. It includes tribal jurisdictions (although technically sovereign states) and certain nonprofits that provide essential public services such as education, utilities, irrigation, and emergency, medical, rehabilitation, and temporary or permanent custodial care.

Louisiana residents affected by hurricanes Laura and Delta may have received a letter from FEMA saying they are ineligible for Housing Assistance. You can always appeal that initial decision and possibly become eligible.

The damage caused by the disaster did not make your home unsafe to live in, as determined by a FEMA

Survivors from Hurricane Zeta who received a letter saying they were ineligible for FEMA assistance can appeal. Sometimes FEMA just needs more information. There may be issues with your application that can be resolved quickly and easily, enabling you to receive assistance. So read the letter carefully.

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.