FEMA Brings Federal Partners in for Long-Term Recovery

BATON ROUGE, La. — The floods that forced so many Louisianans from their homes this year have receded, along with the immediate threats to health and safety. The focus is now beginning to turn toward the long-term recovery.

Louisianans are rebuilding and repairing their homes, businesses, roads, bridges and schools. And they are supported by specialists from several federal agencies, all working to help build stronger and safer communities better prepared to face disasters.

The agencies involved, led by FEMA, are working to:

Get farms and businesses back up and running;Build stronger levees, roads and bridges;Make sure water is safe to drink;Help rebuild flood-damaged dwellings;Reopen schools and healthcare centers; andHelp plan for safer and more resilient communities.

The designated federal coordinating agencies are the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Interior, and FEMA.The designated federal coordinating agencies are the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Interior, and FEMA.

Additional information on Louisiana’s disaster recovery is available at: fema.gov/disaster/4277, twitter.com/femaregion6, twitter.com/FEMA, facebook.com/FEMA, fema.gov/blog and fema.gov/louisiana-disaster-mitigation.

 

Original author: sylvia.obear
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