Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish to receive $130 million through Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

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Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) announced 25 Louisiana Parishes who were severely impacted by Hurricane Ida will receive funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Governor Edwards announced an additional $253 million dollars will be distributed, with the goal of reducing or eliminating long-term risk to life and property by lessening the impact of a disaster.

Among the 25 parishes listed are Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish, with $85 million going to Terrebonne Parish, and $50 million going to Lafourche Parish. The grant will be used towards localized drainage improvements, residential elevation, reconstruction or acquisition of flood prone structures and converting land to green space, safe room construction, wind retrofit of structures and emergency management specifically dedicated to breaking the cycle of damage, reconstruction, and repeat damage.


“Thanks to our state, local and federal partners we were able to secure this funding, and I am grateful for all of their hard work. Hurricane Ida devastated our people and our coast nearly one year ago, and while the recovery process is often long and complicated, we will use these funds to not only further the restoration efforts still underway but also on projects designed to minimize the impacts of future storms,” reads a statement from Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Through the Consolidated Appropriation Acts of 2022 the federal cost share increased from 75 percent to 90 percent with a 10 percent match from local governments. Gov. Edwards has forected the Office of Community Development to provide funding to fully pay that local match requirement in its request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster recovery assistance. In addition, the state has contracted for technical assistance to local governments to expedite project development, approval and completion.