From Richland Parish Today
Richland Parish is digging out from the ice storm which froze the parish for almost a week.
“We experienced a very difficult time last week with the highly abnormal winter freeze,” Richland Parish Chamber of Commerce chairman Scott Franklin said. “I know many of you in Richland Parish went a long time without power and/or water, plus many in the agriculture industry experienced damage to property and livestock. With that said, we have been asked to pass along a survey for the state of Louisiana to account for property damage from the storm.”
Franklin explained the survey is not an application for relief and filling it out does not entitle you to recovery.
“However, I can tell you that in these circumstances, the squeaky wheel gets greased,” Franklin said. “It is vitally important for you to address this survey if you incurred loss or damage. We want the state and federal government to be aware of every loss case in Richland Parish.”
The survey can be found at: https://damage.la.gov(link is external).
“Please have anyone and everyone with any type of damages to report it,” Richland will need to meet our threshold in order to qualify for any assistance,” Richland Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness director Dawn Williams said. “I ask for your help to push out on your social media.”