June 28,2006

FEMA: Press Releases and
Federal Disaster Declarations
Thursday 28th of June 2006

FEMA Provides Billions for Hurricane Rita Recovery

LAKE CHARLES, La. — It has been nine months since Hurricane Rita ravished parishes in the southwest part of the state, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of Louisiana continue their recovery efforts. [more]
Storm-Battered School Moving To Higher Ground

BILOXI, Miss. — Even now, almost a year after Hurricane Katrina hammered the life out of D'Iberville Middle School, principal Annette Luther finds it hard to believe it's gone. "Every now and then, I'll turn the wrong way and head toward the old school," she laments. [more]
Ten Months After Katrina: FEMA Aid To Alabama Tops $690 Million

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated the northern Gulf Coast and led to a federal disaster declaration for 22 Alabama counties. In the almost 10 months that followed, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency have approved more than $690 million dollars in disaster assistance to Alabamians, and to Katrina evacuees from other Gulf Coast states who sought refuge here. [more]
Lake Charles Disaster Recovery Center to Close June 30

LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at 1701 Ryan St., will close Friday. [more]

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