BATON ROUGE, La — Governor Jeff Landry has signed a State of Emergency in response to the severe storms and tornadoes that struck the state from May 14-17.
This declaration enables state resources to support the recovery efforts in affected parishes.
The emergency declaration is attached:
“Today, we issued a State of Emergency to ensure those parishes affected most by the deadly storms are able to get the help they need for a full recovery. We continue to remain in contact with local officials and will do all we can to deploy the necessary assistance and resources,” said Governor Jeff Landry.
