PRESS RELEASE

FEMA Expands Public Assistance Program Assistance to 20 More Parishes, at Request of Governor Jindal
Governor's Office News Update
BATON ROUGE , La. (September 18, 2008) - At the request of Governor Jindal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) amended its disaster declaration for Hurricane Gustav to add all remaining categories of Public Assistance (PA) for 20 additional parishes.

The following parishes are now eligible for the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) program for categories A-G, which includes repairs to damaged public facilities: Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Orleans, Rapides, Sabine, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Calcasieu, Franklin, and St Tammany.

The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is conducting Public Assistance Applicant Briefings throughout the state for applicants. The Governor requested that all 64 parishes be provided federal assistance following Hurricane Gustav, and is continuing to work with the federal government to add eligible additional parishes to their declaration for assistance.

Yesterday, FEMA made these 25 parishes eligible for Public Assistance categories A-G: Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Catahoula, East Baton Rouge, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, La Salle, Lafourche, Livingston, Natchitoches, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Helena, St. James, St. Landry, Tangipahoa, Vernon, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, and Winn.

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