Information provided by FEMA
BATON ROUGE, LA - The Louisiana Department of Public
Safety will receive a nearly $3.3 million federal grant to reimburse the costs
it incurred to provide measures to save lives and property before, during and
after Hurricane Isaac, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said
Thursday.
"When
disasters strike, the men and women of the Department of Public Safety are on
the front lines to help protect Louisiana and its residents," said Federal
Coordinating Officer Gerard M. Stolar of FEMA. "This grant helps reimburse
the department for its efforts to protect the health, safety and property of
Louisianians during Hurricane Isaac."
Between
Aug. 26 and Sept. 10, Hurricane Isaac produced high winds, rain and flooding
throughout the state. The department and its divisions provided emergency
protective measures necessary to eliminate and reduce immediate threats to
life, public health and safety, and public and private property. The FEMA
Public Assistance grant, totaling $3,277,030, helps reimburse the department
for the costs of equipment, personnel and supplies used during the Hurricane Isaac
response and recovery effort.
The
newly obligated funds are a portion of the $189 million in total Public
Assistance recovery dollars approved for the state since the Aug. 29, 2012,
disaster declaration.
Once
FEMA reimburses the state of Louisiana it is the state's responsibility to
manage the funds, which includes making disbursements to local jurisdictions
and organizations that incurred costs.
For more information on Louisiana
disaster recovery, click www.fema.gov/disaster/4080 or www.gohsep.la.gov. FEMA is also
on Twitter at www.twitter.com/femaregion6 and Facebook at
www.facebook.com/FEMA. Also visit our
blog at www.fema.gov/blog.
