Flooding from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana was so severe that some coffins were forced from graves. Loved ones may face the trauma and expense of reinterring. FEMA may aid with reburial expenses if the grave was in a privately-owned, licensed cemetery or burial facility (such as an association or community cemetery or burial facility) and [...]

BATON ROUGE, La.— The State of Louisiana and FEMA are working together to provide direct temporary housing assistance to eligible survivors impacted by Hurricane Laura. Direct Temporary Housing Assistance is approved for certain eligible applicants in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon parishes. The following forms of direct temporary housing may be provided: [...]

Cameron Parish Registrar of Voters 148 Smith Circle – Cameron La. 70631 PO Box 1- Cameron, La. 70631 337-775-5493 (O) 337-775-8014 (F) cameronrov@sos.la.gov Register to vote online or make changes to your registration www.geauxvote.com voterportal.sos.la.gov www.sos.la.gov The next election is Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Presidential Congressional/Open Primary Election Registration deadlines Online: October 13,2020 By mail [...]

FEMA has been working with our state and local partners to determine the best housing solutions for those whose homes have been damaged by Hurricane Laura. Realizing the significant need, the State of Louisiana has identified several options to support survivors in their recovery process: Rental Assistance: Rental Assistance is financial assistance for eligible survivors [...]

Community Education and Outreach (CEO) Specialists are available to talk to individual homeowners and renters on ways to take action now to reduce future risk.  Topics include but are not limited to, flood insurance (why it is important, how to file a claim), clean up (removing mold, debris), repairing (replacing roofs with wind resistant materials), [...]

Move your Hurricane Laura recovery forward by making sure you have the right information before you repair and rebuild your storm-damaged home. Contact your community’s floodplain, building and permitting departments to determine if you need a local permit to begin repairs and if you need to start the local inspection process to determine if your [...]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Renters whose home or property was damaged by Hurricane Laura can apply for federal disaster assistance. Federal grants can help pay for temporary housing if a renter or homeowner is unable to return to a disaster-damaged home. The initial rental grant is for a 60-day period and can be reviewed for [...]

Cameron Parish will begin using spray trucks beginning tonight.  In areas with high levels of debris the trucks will not spray driveways, but they will spray the roads. Aerial missions have been postponed due to high winds. They will resume as needed once the winds subside.

Houses of Worship and Non-Profits are eligible to apply for FEMA Public Assistance. (Public Assistance will only allow expenses not covered by your insurance companies) The instructions on how to apply are below but if they need assistance please encourage people to come to my scheduled office hours and I will help them apply. How [...]

The Red Cross will provide $450 to households whose homes were confirmed to have been destroyed or sustained major damage from Hurricane Laura. Most people whose homes were destroyed or sustained major damage from Hurricane Laura will be contacted directly through an email, text message or phone call directly from the Red Cross over the [...]