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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 57
BY SENATOR FESI AND REPRESENTATIVES CHASSION AND KNOX
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To memorialize the Congress of the United States to provide a long-term solution for the
housing crisis suffered by Louisiana residents displaced due to the devastation of
Hurricane Ida.
WHEREAS, Hurricane Ida devastated Louisiana on August 29, 2021, destroying
property throughout the state, causing many Louisianians to be displaced from their homes;
and
WHEREAS, after Hurricane Ida, the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) established a program to reimburse the state for costs incurred by providing
temporary shelters in the form of campers; and
WHEREAS, the federal aid expired in January of 2023; and
WHEREAS, the state absorbed the costs of over two million dollars per month after
the FEMA benefits expired; and
WHEREAS, the state-sponsored Ida Shelters program ended on Tuesday, April 30,
2024, with five hundred fifty-two residents still participating in the program; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness (GOHSEP) has delayed eviction, while considering whether to donate the
camper-residences to the respective parishes or offering the residents an opportunity to
purchase the campers at their appraised value; and
WHEREAS, while GOHSEP's plan may resolve the immediate needs of the
displaced residents, a long-term solution rests with the federal government.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana memorializes
the Congress of the United States to provide a long-term solution for the housing crisis
suffered by Louisiana residents displaced due to the devastation of Hurricane Ida.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
to the secretary of the United States Senate and the clerk of the United States House of
Representatives and to each member of the Louisiana delegation to the United States
Congress.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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