BATON ROUGE, LA — Monday, September 13, 2021 — Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, in collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (MOHSEP), the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other local and state partners, announced Monday a virtual Hurricane Ida Disaster Assistance meeting for East Baton Rouge Parish residents

Representatives from these agencies will be on the call to answer any questions regarding Hurricane Ida. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. 

“We are working collaboratively with our local, state, and federal partners to ensure our residents have clarity on vital resources as we work to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Ida,” said Mayor Broome. “I encourage our residents to join us to learn more about the resources available to them, eligibility, and how they can ensure their needs are met throughout this process. It’s important for us to work collaboratively to ensure our community recovers quickly, and East Baton Rouge Parish comes back stronger than ever.”

East Baton Rouge Parish residents can register for the call at brla.gov/recovery. Residents can submit questions ahead of the meeting to recovery@brla.gov. Those with limited access to internet can listen to the meeting by dialing 1-408-418-9388. The platform will ask callers for an access code and password; the access code for dialing in is 249 544 60772 and the password is 43221.