Bipartisan Delegation of Louisiana Congressmen Ask Biden, Congress for Emergency Aid

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about the state's latest rise in coronavirus cases, in Baton Rouge, La., on July 23, 2021. Melinda Deslatte/AP Photo

Following the landfall of the monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Ida into Louisiana, a bipartisan delegation of U.S. representatives and senators from Louisiana have sent a request to President Joe Biden for disaster relief funding.

The delegation—consisting of Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.)—wrote the letter, says Kennedy on his Senate website, to alert the president “to the need for disaster relief funds to help Louisiana recover from historic storm damage.”