FEMA’s Blue Roof Program is back, and according to Governor John Bel Edwards, it’s the quickest the agency has implemented the plan to help folks with hurricane-damaged roofs in Louisiana. Edwards says if you sustained roof damage, you should take advantage of the Army Corps of Engineers program that will cover the roof with fiber-reinforced sheeting.
“The eligible parishes are those that we know sustained hurricane-force winds so it’s not every parish approved for individual assistance,” said Edwards.
13 parishes qualified for the Blue Roof Program. They are Orleans, Jefferson, Ascension, Lafourche. Livingston, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Terrebonne parishes.
One exception to getting a Blue Roof installed is that the home must be “liveable” if the roof is fixed, not those that have suffered substantial damage. For more information about the program visit blueroof.us or call (888) 766-3258.
Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise says the program is a way to get your roof properly protected.
“It’s not just to pick up a tarp, to actually install it professionally so that you get through whatever might come in the future weeks and months until you can get your roof fixed,” said Scalise.
The Blue Roof program is only for permanently occupied residences and rental property with damage of less than 50 percent. Some roofs won’t qualify such as those that are flat or made of metal and in all cases, storm debris has to be removed prior to a Blue Roof being installed.
The Corp installed about 14,000 blue tarps in southwest Louisiana last year following Hurricane Laura.
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