Special to the American Press 

U.S. Congressman Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, announced Monday that FEMA is awarding an additional $32,204,013.10 million in federal grants for hurricane recovery efforts in Southwest Louisiana. The funding is made available through the major disaster declaration for Hurricane Laura (DR-4559-LA), which Congressman Higgins supported.

The funding includes:

$ 3,579,440.76 to the Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lake Charles for repairs to the St. Louis High School old gym. The reimbursement is made at 90% federal cost-share and authorized under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

$ 21,022,560.60 to the Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lake Charles for repairs to the St. Louis High School main building. The reimbursement is made at 90% federal cost-share and authorized under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

$ 7,602,011.74 to the Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lake Charles for repairs to the St. Louis High School for repairs to the campus. The reimbursement is made at 90% federal cost-share and authorized under Section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

  The state is responsible for disbursing the funds to each sub-recipient.

“The funding for St. Louis Catholic High School and the Diocese of Lake Charles is welcome news. My office worked closely with Diocese leaders to push through their applications through the FEMA funding process. During this time, our spirits were high, and our determination remained steadfast. To date, our office has delivered over $4.3 billion in recovery relief, and we will continue to work with our local, state, and federal partners to deliver the needed resources for recovery relief,” said Higgins.