Homes and businesses still sit in ruins in a small Louisiana city, left behind by the government’s convoluted and unpredictable system for rebuilding communities devastated by natural disasters.
Mary Cormier and her daughter slept wherever they could in the months after Hurricane Laura destroyed their trailer, including in her pickup truck at times.
Louisiana is getting an unexpected windfall of more than $1.7 billion in federal hurricane relief dollars, officials said Tuesday, a major infusion of funds that will help boost long-term recovery.
The last, best chance for southwest Louisiana to obtain further long-term aid related to hurricanes Laura and Delta from the federal government could be on the verge
