Hurricane Harvey: Trump Signs Disaster Declaration For Louisiana

Help is on the way for Louisiana. President Trump signed an emergency declaration Monday to get aid to the state as it recovers from the early days of Hurricane Harvey.

The order provides federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts. It authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts.

"This action will help alleviate the hardship and suffering that the emergency has inflicted on the local population, and provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures," the White House said in a statement. (For more information on relief efforts in the state and other Louisiana stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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This means FEMA will be authorized to "identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency."

The move is focused on the parishes of Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vermillion.

Meanwhile, Houston — which has borne the brunt of the flooding — is bracing for more rain. The city has already been hit with "beyond anything experienced," according to the National Weather Service.

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