BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's first bills from FEMA for its share of federal hurricane recovery efforts arrived over the holidays, and they were a doozy: $155.7 million, with a 30-day due date before interest starts accruing. And more bills are expected to arrive in the coming months as federal officials tally their costs after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
States are required to pick up part of the cost for certain types of disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including repairs to state infrastructure, efforts to minimize future damage from storms and some assistance for individuals.
Louisiana's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness received collection statements from FEMA on Dec. 29 for $139.7 million in aid for Hurricane Katrina and $16 million for Hurricane Rita. [Read more - NOLA]
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