Hurricane Ida ravaged southeast Louisiana and federal aid has been flowing in at a steady pace.
FEMA was authorized by President Biden to aid the region on August 27, two days before the storm hit. Since then, federal funding for Ida relief has topped over $1 billion to Louisiana residents as of Thursday, per FEMA spokesperson John Mills.
Some of the data can be broken down by parish. Orleans (pop. 390,845) had $144 million provided with 106,000 households approved and 1,809 households in hotels. Jefferson (pop. 432,493) had $146 million provided with 117,000 households approved and 1,655 households in hotels. Tangipahoa (pop. 134,758) had $40 million provided with 29,000 households approved and 450 households in hotels. And St. Tammany (pop. 260,419) had $36 million provided with 40,000 households approved and 181 households in hotels.
