[StBernard] FEMA Assistance

[Westley Annis]

info for hotel 
 
FEMA to pay hotel costs for evacuees

Posted: Sep 3, 2008 01:22 PM CDT 

Updated: Sep 3, 2008 01:22 PM CDT 
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says hotel
costs for people who fled Hurricane Gustav will be reimbursed by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
Chertoff made the announcement Wednesday at a news conference in Baton Rouge
with Governor Bobby Jindal. Details on how much of an individual's bill will
be covered were not immediately available.
It was unclear whether other evacuation costs, such as fuel and food, would
also be covered under a recent presidential disaster declaration, FEMA
spokesman Manuel Broussard said in a telephone interview. While that
decision is being made, evacuees should save receipts for gasoline and other
expenses and they should register with FEMA by calling 1-800-621-FEMA,
Broussard said.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
 
also info regarding emergency food stamps can be found on this link.
http://www.louisiana.gov/includes/docs/Department%20of%20Social---.pdf