Rep. Julia Letlow is seeking federal emergency aid for northern Louisiana in the ice storm recovery efforts addressing widespread power outages.
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Rep.JuliaLetlow,R-La.,iscallingontheFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA)toassistnorthernLouisianatorecoverfromarecenticestormwhilethepartialgovernmentshutdownlimitstheagency’soperations.
“WhatI’vebeentryingtosharewithpeopleisthatthiswaslikeahurricaneforNorthLouisiana.Ahundredthousandpeoplewerewithoutpower,manyoveraweek.Notonlythat,butpeoplelosttheirlives,”LetlowtoldFoxNewsDigital.
“WegetalotofattentioninSouthLouisianaforhurricanes.Peopleareveryfamiliarwiththat,butNorthLouisianajustencounteredamajoricestorm.Louisianaisnotknownforitsicestorms,sothisisrelativelynew.”
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Letlowbelievestheagencycanassistpeopleinherdistricttoclearfallentreesthathavedestroyedpowerlines,damagedhomesandrestrictedmobility.
Shesaidherownfamilyhasgrappledwiththestorm’sfallout.
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