BATON ROUGE, La. –Louisiana residents with damage from Hurricane Francine have just a few days remaining to apply for disaster assistance. Nov. 18 is the registration deadline for survivors in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes.
Survivors with a loss or damage should apply with FEMA even if they don’t have repair estimates or insurance settlements yet. To be considered, people in the impacted areas need to register with FEMA to begin the process. FEMA will work with survivors to identify what information is needed to determine eligibility.
To apply for FEMA disaster assistance:
§ Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov.
§ Download the FEMA App for mobile devices.
§ Call toll-free 800-621-3362. The FEMA Helpline is open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. CST, and help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service such as VRS, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.
To view an accessible video about how to apply, visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.
For the latest information visit fema.gov/disaster/4817. Follow FEMA Region 6 social media at X.com/FEMARegion6 or on Facebook at facebook.com/femaregion6.
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FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters.
FEMA Civil Rights Office works to ensure assistance is distributed equitably, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the Civil Rights Office if they feel that they are the victim of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted toll-free at 833-285-7448. Multilingual operators are available. Press #2 for Spanish.
