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FEMA has released updated local numbers approved Hurricane Ida assistance on Monday, January 20.
Total registrations for state-wide assistance Close of Business (COB) as of January 28, 2022, were 816,882. Total assistance money approved for COB as of January 28, 2022, was $1.1. Billion Dollars.
Locally, Lafourche Parish has 27,970 approved registrations and $110,967,110 approved dollars. In Terrebonne Parish, there have been 33,265 approved registrations and $138,766,200 approved dollars.
There are FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers that are open to serve those affected by Hurricane Ida:
Lafourche Parish:
Disaster Recovery Center in Raceland | LPG Government Complex | 4876 LA-1 | Raceland, Louisiana 70394
Terrebonne Parish:
Disaster Recovery Center in Houma | East Pak Recreation Center-Parking Lot | Houma, Louisiana 70363
Hours of Operation for the Disaster Recovery Centers:
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
The FEMA Helpline is also still open. Applicants can call the FEMA Helpline from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week, at 1-800-621-3362.
