PRESS RELEASE

FEMA Amends Emergency Declaration to Include Calcasieu Parish at Request of Governor Jindal
BATON ROUGE (September 11, 2008) – Today, at the request of Governor Bobby Jindal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) amended the individual assistance emergency declaration to include Calcasieu Parish. Governor Jindal has requested federal assistance for all 64 parishes and continues to advocate for those parishes which FEMA has not yet approved.

Please see official document.