Edwards announces FEMA-funded, state-run housing program for Hurricane Ida victims

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Published October 5, 2021 2:00pm ET

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Edwards announces FEMA-funded, state-run housing program for Hurricane Ida victims — Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about an expected $300 million-plus surplus Louisiana will have from the last budget year, while Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne and Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson listen to his remarks, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Baton Rouge, La. | (Melinda Deslatte/AP)

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a new Hurricane Ida sheltering program Monday that will provide temporary housing and travel trailers for Louisiana residents in storm ravaged areas.

Hurricane Ida made landfall Aug. 29, but many residents have been living in substandard conditions ever since because of bureaucratic delays associated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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