Federal assistance is now available to homeowners and renters in four parishes who suffered damage from Tropical Storm Arthur. Nate Custer with FEMA says those parishes are Avoyelles, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne.
“If you’re a resident and had damage from Tropical Storm Arthur between June 17th and June 19th, you need to register with FEMA to be considered for that,” Custer explained.
Custer says people will be considered on a case-by-case basis based on an inspection of the damage to their homes.
“Some emergency home repairs; perhaps needing some temporary housing assistance, maybe some help with personal property losses,” Custer said.
Custer says you may be eligible for federal assistance if either your flood insurance policy does not cover all of your damage or you don’t have a flood policy at all.
“If you do not have flood insurance, you still may be eligible for some emergency home repairs provided by FEMA,” Custer noted.
To apply, either download the FEMA app, go to disasterassistance.gov, or call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-FEMA.
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