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Trump's FEMA ends grants that help prepare for hurricanes. Louisiana hoped to get $721M
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:21 pm
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has ended a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that paid to elevate homes, build levees and do other work to mitigate damage from storms, calling it “wasteful and ineffective.”
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The end of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program effectively spikes 148 applications worth $721,281,559 in Louisiana, according to FEMA’s database.
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The program helped fund levee improvements, pumping stations and other pre-disaster mitigation projects were credited last year with keeping the 12-foot storm surge of Hurricane Francine out of most Terrebonne Parish’s homes and businesses.
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Additionally, Louisiana delegation members have long argued the infrastructure improvements that lessen the impact of storms should be considered when setting premium prices for flood insurance, which they consider unfairly high.
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Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:23 pm to c on z
Too bad.
Louisiana has such a rich history of sound investment of Federal money on disaster mitigation, too.
Louisiana has such a rich history of sound investment of Federal money on disaster mitigation, too.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:23 pm to c on z
Nice link behind a paywall. Now I can't fact check your cherry picking of talking points.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:24 pm to c on z
Good, FEMA waste has been out of control for decades.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:24 pm to c on z
If the State could line item each and every penny spent, then track each and every penny spent, you'd have my sympathy. Otherwise, boo fricking hoo.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:24 pm to the808bass
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Too bad. Louisiana has such a rich history of sound investment of Federal money on disaster mitigation, too.
Pretty much lol
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:25 pm to c on z
Appears the insurance companies will have a GREEN LIGHT ( reason ) to raise rates?!? lol
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:25 pm to c on z
Everybody has to take a hit if we want to get spending under control. Good luck out there.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:26 pm to c on z
i don't have any opinion on this but has federal dollars helped mitigate hurricane damage in the past?
ie...has any of this stuff worked before?
ie...has any of this stuff worked before?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:26 pm to c on z
Why would the American taxpayer be paying for individual homes to be protected?
If the homes are built in known dangerous areas that shouldn't be on everyone.
If the homes are built in known dangerous areas that shouldn't be on everyone.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:26 pm to c on z
Good. Stop socializing the money and let each state deal with its own shite.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:27 pm to back9Tiger
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:28 pm to c on z
Levees and pumps are WOKE NONSENSE, am I right?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:28 pm to c on z
Why would FEMA want to help citizens who voted for Trump? Isn’t that how they work?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:29 pm to Oates Mustache
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If the State could line item each and every penny spent, then track each and every penny spent, you'd have my sympathy
I would love this. We would also find that it would be a FRACTION of the 721M
Transparency is the key to cutting out waste.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:30 pm to c on z
Why the hell should FEMA be paying to raise someone’s home?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:30 pm to the808bass
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Plus, the agency is looking for ways to claw back money already paid out. For Louisiana that could translate to about $282 million.
OH boy
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:31 pm to c on z
I would like to see where this is going.
It’s close to 5 mil per applicant.
How many homes are they raising?
It’s close to 5 mil per applicant.
How many homes are they raising?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:32 pm to the808bass
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Plus, the agency is looking for ways to claw back money already paid out. For Louisiana that could translate to about $282 million.
that is going to be devastating
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:33 pm to The Egg
They quoted a DEM politician but I guarantee you lots of the GOP state pols are pissed about losing the grant. I imagine even Landry may be apoplectic about having to pay back 1/3 of a bill
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