Daily facts messaging for Ida survivors in Louisiana.
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Businesses and residents in the 25 declared parishes can now apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, or (DUA) if their employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of Hurricane Ida.
DUA will be available for unemployment beginning Aug. 29, 2021, until March 5, 2022. Visit LAWorks.net to apply.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has made federal low-interest disaster loans available to businesses, homeowners, and renters. You may call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 (TTY 800-877-8339), email DisasterCustomerService@sba.gov or visit www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance for more information on SBA disaster assistance.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun its Operation Blue Roof program. This is a free service to primary residential homes and permanently occupied rental properties.
The parishes eligible for the program are: Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Terrebonne.
To register for the program, call 888-766-3258 or visit Blueroof.us.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration activated its Disaster Distress helpline. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 via telephone at 800-985-5990 for disaster survivors who are experiencing emotional distress. ASL users can contact the DDH through videophone at 800-985-5990, or by selecting the “ASL Now” option on the DDH website at disasterdistress.samhsa.gov.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS opened a 250-bed healthcare facility federal medical station that opens this weekend at the New Orleans Earnest Morial Convention Center to enable patient care. The federal medical facility will only accept patient referrals.
Different types of assistance may be activated as we work with our state partners to identify needs and we will reach out to you after you submit your application to let you know what kind of assistance you may qualify for. Check the status of your application on DisasterAssistance.gov or call 1-800-621-3362 if you can’t do it online.
If you use a relay service, such as a videophone, InnoCaption, or CapTel, give FEMA the number for that service.
Visit FEMA.gov for Hurricane Ida information and resources available for residents in areas that were affected by Ida.
Remember, FEMA is here to support you before, during, and after disasters.
