Louisiana Recovery Office (LRO)

Progress through Partnership

Week in Review

Current and Previous Issues

Progress Reports

Louisiana (PDF 294KB, TXT 28KB)

Rebuilding Communities, Reuniting Families

5 Years in Review after Hurricane Katrina and Rita (PDF 2MB, TXT 37KB)
5 Years After Katrina & Rita
2009 Louisiana Katrina/Rita Recovery (PDF 198KB)
2009 Louisiana Gustav/Ike A Year of Progress (PDF 83KB, TXT 22KB)

In the last five years, FEMA has obligated more than $8.9 billion for Public Assistance projects related to the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts in Louisiana. That funding is helping rebuild critical infrastructure all across the state including schools, universities and even jail facilities. These videos highlight the work done on specific projects and allow the stakeholders to tell their stories of survival and rejuvenation in their own words.

Hurricane Katrina Video icon

Hurricane Rita Video icon

Transparency in FEMA Public Assistance Grants

FEMA is helping rebuild public infrastructure in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama that was devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Even the most basic services, that we take for granted in our everyday lives, were destroyed or literally washed away.

FEMA is funding tens of thousands of projects around the Gulf to rebuild hospitals, schools, roads, bridges, power stations, government facilities, and other public services that will aid the recovery and ensure the long term strength of the region. Click on the Recovery Map icon to learn more about the projects in different areas.