News and Media: Disaster 4570

BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA has posted a Public Notice regarding the availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared for a proposed group housing site for survivors in need of housing as a result of Hurricane Laura.

Louisiana residents affected by hurricanes Laura and Delta may have received a letter from FEMA saying they are ineligible for Housing Assistance. You can always appeal that initial decision and possibly become eligible.

The damage caused by the disaster did not make your home unsafe to live in, as determined by a FEMA

One step in the housing process includes the installation of a safety feature—every manufactured housing unit (MHU) provided by FEMA is equipped with a residential fire sprinkler system (fire sprinklers are not provided in recreational vehicles).

Research has shown that fire sprinkler systems combined with smoke alarms can reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than 82%. Fire sprinkler systems save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property. 

BATON ROUGE, La. – The destruction after hurricanes Laura and Delta left thousands of Louisiana residents without a safe and secure place to stay. FEMA’s Direct Housing Mission has been working to get those survivors with housing needs into temporary housing, whether through financial rental assistance or through FEMA-provided temporary-housing units. Survivor Janet Fontenot shares her story of once living in complete dread to safely sleeping in her own bed as a result of FEMA’s efforts.