Governor John Bel Edwards in Washington DC advocating for disaster relief.
Hurricane Ida left an estimated eight thousand homes unlivable and some of those individuals are living in tents and rubble where their homes once stood. Thousands of others are displaced. Governor John Bel Edwards says his administration is pushing FEMA to speed up the decision-making on long-term housing for these individuals.
“The immediate housing needs can be and should be met by FEMA. FEMA already has an emergency relief fund that is available to that,” said Edwards.
There are 25,000 people living in hotels paid for by FEMA because their homes are currently uninhabitable due to Hurricane Ida. Edwards says they are waiting on a final decision from FEMA on the next steps for temporary housing
“Will it look like travel trailers in people’s yards? Will it look like travel trailer parks? Will it look like closer to the coast, things like flotels and barges?” said Edwards.
Hurricane Ida left an estimated eight thousand homes unlivable and some of those individuals are living in tents and rubble where their homes once stood. Thousands of others are displaced. Edwards hopes FEMA will make an announcement very soon on temporary housing.
“I can’t get in front of them and say exactly what it’s going to look like until they make all of their decisions, and I do think that we’re going to have some information in the next few days from FEMA about what that picture is going to look like,” said Edwards.
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