FEMA pulls the plug on Mississippi's post-Katrina funding

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is stopping nearly $30 million in reimbursements from going to Mississippi for the state’s efforts to recover from 2005’s Hurricane Katrina that crippled the Gulf Coast, citing poor management by the state in overseeing spending.

FEMA made the announcement soon after Jeh Johnson, the head of Homeland Security that oversees the relief agency, visited Louisiana Thursday, pledging the Obama administration’s support and federal dollars to help the Pelican State recover from the massive flooding that devastated the region around Baton Rouge last week.