Incident Period: September 2, 2020 Declaration Date: September 2, 2020 If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

BATON ROUGE, La. — A drive thru FEMA Documentation Drop-off Center will open in Lake Charles on Friday, Sept. 4.  Hurricane Laura survivors will be able to have their documents scanned into their case file and returned to them. Only document scanning will be offered. The center will operate under strict COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of all participants. Masks or face coverings are required for entry and service. You will remain in your car. A specialist wearing a face mask will receive your documents through the window and return...

BATON ROUGE, La.— FEMA is providing disaster assistance registration materials at more than 40 hotels currently serving as emergency shelters in areas of Louisiana damaged by Hurricane Laura. Resources in several languages are being delivered by FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance teams. They provide information to survivors on several easy ways they can register for disaster assistance right from the hotel by: Going online to DisasterAssistance.gov Using the FEMA app Calling 800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY 800-462-7585 for the speech- and hearing- impaired. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services may call...

Incident Period: September 1, 2020 Declaration Date: September 1, 2020 If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

BATON ROUGE, La. – Homeowners and renters in Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, and Winn parishes may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from Hurricane Laura. To be eligible for federal disaster aid, storm damage and losses from the hurricane and flooding must have occurred as a result of Hurricane Laura from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27, 2020. Nine parishes were previously included in the federal declaration to help homeowners and renters. They are Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Ouachita,...