Governor Landry Declares State of Emergency Following Deadly Storms

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) - Governor Jeff Landry signed a State of Emergency Declaration for the severe storms and tornadoes which took place May 13-17 across the state. This declaration will permit state resources to assist in the recovery process for affected parishes.

“Today, we issued a State of Emergency to ensure those parishes affected most by the deadly storms are able to get the help they need for a full recovery. We continue to remain in contact with local officials and will do all we can to deploy the necessary assistance and resources,” said Landry.

According to the order, the State will provide assistance in the form of 75% of costs related to debris removal that are incurred within the first 10 days of debris operations in the following parishes: St. Martin, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, Point Coupee and St. James. Also, the State will provide assistance in the form of 75% of costs related to sheltering that are incurred within the first seven days from the incident date for the parish of St. James.

The order is in effect until June 13, unless rescinded by the governor.

Read the order here:

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