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Since Hurricane Ida struck, 564,544 applications have been approved, putting more than $1.2 billion in the hands of survivors.
Since Hurricane Ida struck, 564,544 applications have been approved, putting more than $1.2 billion in the hands of survivors. Individual Assistance grants helped Louisianans clean up their homes, pay their bills, repair their vehicles, get reimbursed for generators, find temporary places to live, and much, much more.
52,176 households received grants totaling more than $363 million for home repairs (not covered by insurance)
194,184 households (49,760 owners and 144,424 renters) received temporary rental assistance, totaling more than $323 million.
735,968 households received grants for other disaster-related needs, totaling more than $480 million.

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Waiting for Answers on your FEMA Application? Follow up with FEMA

If you have not yet received a payment or followed up on your determination letter from FEMA, you can do something to move the process along: call us, visit us online, use the FEMA app – just don’t wait. FEMA may be able to help!
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Waiting for Answers on your FEMA Application? Follow up with FEMA

BATON ROUGE, La.— If you have not yet received a payment or followed up on your determination letter from FEMA, you can do something to move the process along: call us, visit us online or use the FEMA app – just don’t wait. FEMA may be able to help!
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FEMA Working Through the Holiday Season for Hurricane Ida Survivors

BATON ROUGE, La. – Home for the holidays has a much greater meaning for those affected by Hurricane Ida. FEMA will be working through the holiday season to continue recovery efforts, including helping eligible survivors into homes.
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Disaster Recovery Centers to Close for the Holidays

BATON ROUGE, La. – All Disaster Recovery Centers in Louisiana will be closed Dec. 24 – 26 and close again the following week Dec. 31 - Jan. 2 for the holidays.
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Beware of Scam and Fraud This Holiday Season

BATON ROUGE, La. – Don’t let a fraud or scam steal the joy of the holiday season from you. Be aware that con artists and criminals may try to steal money or personal information from you through fraud, scams or identity theft. Some may even pose as federal disaster workers.
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View the Disaster Multimedia Toolkit for social media and video content to help communicate about general disaster recovery.

Administrator Criswell discussed sheltering during her interview with MSNBC.
FEMA Administrator Responds to Ida’s Initial Impacts

Hurricane Ida has displaced many people along the Gulf Coast. Administrator Criswell discussed sheltering during her interview with MSNBC.

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PSA: Using Generators Safely

Gas-powered generators can be a great source of electrical power, but their use comes with risk. Knowing how to use a generator properly will keep you and your household safe.
Learn more at https://www.ready.gov/power-outages.

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PSA: Don't Drive through Flood Waters

Almost half of all flash flood deaths happen in vehicles.
For more Hurricane Ida images and videos to see how we are supporting on the ground, visit our collection: https://go.usa.gov/xFhdm

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