Originally published: . Volume 13, No. 3. Source pages: 5.
In Feb. the Gov. said that $100 million dollars has been allocated to 33 Louisiana parishes through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The HMGP funding will be used to support recovery and mitigation projects in the parishes related to Hurricane Zeta, the severe winter weather event in 2021, the May 2021 flooding event and Hurricane Ida.
The goal is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property by lessening the impact of a disaster. Examples of mitigation work include residential elevation, reconstruction or acquisition of flood prone structures and converting land to green space, localized drainage improvements, safe room construction, wind retrofit of structures and emergency power for critical facilities.
Ascension Parish ($2,574,573) Assumption Parish ($1,822,065) Bossier Parish ($365,680) Caddo Parish ($2,551,373) Calcasieu Parish ($1,620,789) Concordia Parish ($486,765) DeSoto Parish ($398,424) East Baton Rouge ($2,298,401) East Feliciana (1,578,357) Grant Parish ($331,673) Iberia Parish ($1,519,644) Iberville Parish ($1,891,639) Jefferson Parish ($5,666,431) Lafayette Parish ($374,491) Lafourche Parish ($17,390,470) Livingston Parish ($3,635,223) Orleans Parish ($3,749,318) Ouachita Parish ($479,472) Plaquemines Parish ($2,886,649) Pointe Coupee Parish ($1,575,092) St. Bernard Parish ($2,388,221) St. Charles Parish ($4,293,548) St. Helena Parish ($2,086,405) St. James Parish ($2,871,829) St. John the Baptist Parish ($4,791,909) St. Martin Parish ($1,634,799) St. Mary Parish ($1,682,626) St. Tammany Parish ($2,040,190) Tangipahoa Parish ($2,971,666) Terrebonne Parish ($17,685,825) Washington Parish ($1,532,414) West Baton Rouge Parish ($1,768,265) West Feliciana Parish ($1,310,949)
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