U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Monday $29,799,944 in Federal Emergency Management Agency grants for Louisiana disaster aid.

“This $29.8 million will help Louisianians in Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu Parishes and in southeast Louisiana recover from Hurricanes Laura and Ida,” Kennedy said.

The FEMA aid will fund the following:

• $22,234,359 to Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative Inc. for 69kV transmission line restoration as a result of Hurricane Laura.
• $2,867,231 to the Calcasieu Parish School Board for building repairs at R.W. Vincent Elementary School as a result of Hurricane Laura.
• $1,911,840 to the Calcasieu Parish School Board for building repairs at T.S. Cooley Elementary School as a result of Hurricane Laura.
• $1,541,074 to the South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association (South Louisiana Electric) for damages to their underground Buquet electrical utility crossing as a result of Hurricane Ida.
• $1,245,440 to the Calcasieu Parish Voluntary Council on the Aging, Inc. for building replacement required as a result of Hurricane Laura.