Many people who are registering for disaster aid with FEMA are receiving 500-dollars in what is called critical needs assistance. FEMA spokesperson Patrick Boland says they are distributing the money to help pay for water, food, first aid, medical supplies, and fuel…
cut 10 (12) “….unmet needs”
Anyone who has been impacted by Ida should register with FEMA at 1-800-621-FEMA or through the FEMA app. There’s also disaster-assistance-dot-gov.

The Times-Picayune and The Advocate reports the Louisiana Department of Health approved Bob Dean’s plans to evacuate as many as 700 nursing home residents to a warehouse in Independence, but L-D-H says the plan was not properly executed for Hurricane Ida. Governor John Bel Edwards had this to say about the situation…
Cut 7 (09)…we should”
The state health department says there have been seven nursing home deaths connected to the evacuation.

The extensive and lengthy power outages from Hurricane Ida have spurred talk of moving power lines below the surface and building an electrical grid system underground. Public Service Commission Chairman Doctor Craig Greene says the cost would be enormous
ut 4 (12) “…basis is.”
President Biden says there are dollars available to make the state’s power system more resilient in the infrastructure bill that’s waiting for Congress’ approval.

SNAP recipients in 18 parishes impacted by Hurricane Ida will receive automatic additional benefits due to power outages that affected at least half the residents in the parish. Assistant Secretary for the Division of Family Support at Department of Children and Family Services, Shavana Howard says the USDA approved the waiver.
Cut 13 (11) “…month of August.”