Folks with damaged roofs from Hurricane Ida are still struggling to keep their homes from further damage. Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson tells us as Nicholas’ rains cause additional problems, tarps that home and business owners have used thus far, fall short of the federal government’s Blue Roof program. “Some people have tarped their stuff and tried nailing it down…but that Blue Roof is the professional option, so there’s some frustration growing out there,” said Chaisson.
Chaisson isn’t pleased that surrounding parishes that have most of their power back, such as Orleans and Jefferson parishes, appear to be ahead in the line when it comes to getting Blue Roof assistance. “About 52 percent of our parish still doesn’t have power and the sheer fact that they’re over in Orleans when we were ground zero has pissed me off the last couple of days,” said Chaisson.
Chaisson is also upset in the slow movement of FEMA to get temporary long-term housing like mobile homes into Lafourche to shelter residents as their storm-damaged homes are made habitable after Ida’s wrath. “And you would think after Katrina and after Laura last year FEMA would have a little more get up and go or we wouldn’t be talking about up to 60 days before we see any kind of housing coming into the parish,” said Chaisson.
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