Louisiana’s cost to respond to flooding could reach $81M

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s share of response costs to the August flooding could reach $81 million or more.

That’s the estimate lawmakers received Friday, in a first accounting by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration about the possible exposure for a state struggling with budget gaps.

While the federal government will pay for most of the response effort, Louisiana must cover a portion ranging from 10 percent to 50 percent depending on the type of aid.

The Edwards administration estimates Louisiana’s share of state agency response costs will reach $49 million, which the state must pay before the budget year ends June 30.

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