La. Gov. Edwards Requests Major Disaster Declaration Following Hurricane Delta
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Oct. 14:
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards requested a Major Disaster Declaration, formally requesting direct assistance to those people and communities impacted by Hurricane Delta.
"Hurricane Delta made landfall around six weeks after and 13 miles from where Hurricane Laura hit, devastating many of the same communities twice over. The people of Southwest Louisiana are st . . .
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards requested a Major Disaster Declaration, formally requesting direct assistance to those people and communities impacted by Hurricane Delta.
"Hurricane Delta made landfall around six weeks after and 13 miles from where Hurricane Laura hit, devastating many of the same communities twice over. The people of Southwest Louisiana are st . . .