HOUMA, La. ( Louisiana First ) — As Louisiana braces for another hurricane season , concerns are rising over the future of federal emergency assistance that many residents rely on after natural disasters.
Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it will end the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program —a major funding source for natural disaster mitigation projects across the state. According to FEMA data , nearly 150 Louisiana applications for BRIC funds, totaling more than $720 million, have now been canceled or placed on hold.
In a statement, a FEMA spokesperson called the BRIC program “wasteful and ineffective,” claiming it was “more concerned with political agendas than helping Americans affected by natural disasters.”…