Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed

Louisiana will receive another $51.4 million in federal flood recovery dollars raising the state's total allocation to about $1.7 billion, according the U.S. Housing and Urban Development.

Even with this most recent appropriation, Louisiana is left with less than half of the total dollars Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Congressional delegation have requested for flood victims.

The state was already allocated about $1.6 billion in federal funds in response to the the 2016 floods in north and south Louisiana, which destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.

Edwards had previously traveled to Washington D.C., requesting an additional $2 billion to rebuild the state's infrastructure and provide more aid for home owners.

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