{"id":2480083,"date":"2025-08-28T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-officials-concerned-over-federal-cuts-to-disaster-relief-programs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:53:41","slug":"louisiana-officials-concerned-over-federal-cuts-to-disaster-relief-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-officials-concerned-over-federal-cuts-to-disaster-relief-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana officials concerned over federal cuts to disaster relief programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flouisiana-officials-concerned-over-federal-cuts-to-disaster-relief-programs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2480083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-disaster-petition-circulating-within-secret-service-community-warns-of-potential-insider-threats\/\" title=\"DEI Crisis: Secret Service Petition Raises ... About &#039;Insider Threats\">article discusses concerns raised<\/a> by Louisiana officials regarding federal cuts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-to-prioritize-immediate-needs-funding-for-latest-disasters-as-relief-cash-runs-dry\/\" title=\"... to prioritize urgent ... for recent disasters as relief funds deplete.\">disaster relief programs<\/a> under the Trump management, particularly on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell,former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu,and Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis highlighted that budget and staffing reductions at federal agencies like FEMA,the National Weather Service,and NOAA are undermining disaster preparedness and response efforts. Thay warned that these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >cuts threaten critical mitigation funding<\/a> and reduce the agility of federal disaster response, thereby increasing the vulnerability of Louisiana communities. Despite these concerns, some Louisiana lawmakers, including Governor Jeff Landry, express strong support for the Trump administration&#8217;s policies, citing broader achievements such as tax cuts, border security, and military modernization. The nonprofit Sabotaging Our Safety organized the press call to raise awareness about the impact of federal and state policy decisions on local communities&#8217; safety and resilience. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Louisiana officials concerned over federal cuts to disaster relief programs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Louisiana<\/a> officials voiced their concerns over federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cuts<\/a> by the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> during a press call with Sabotaging Our Safety on Tuesday in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n<p>The devastating storm struck Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina displaced 1.5 million people as it racked up over $125 billion in damages (2005 dollar value).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3786495\/minnesota-senator-tina-smith-blasts-rfk-jr-mass-shootings-stop-peddling-bull\/\">Minnesota senator blasts RFK Jr. about mass shootings: &#8216;Stop peddling bull****&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3786335\/south-carolina-asks-supreme-court-transgender-bathroom-law\/\">South Carolina asks Supreme Court to lift block on transgender bathroom law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3786709\/cook-county-gun-ban-challenge-to-scotus\/\">Plaintiffs take Cook County gun ban challenge to SCOTUS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The further we get away from a catastrophic event, the more we forget about how bad it really was,&rdquo; said former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. &ldquo;Progress still needs to be made. Change is needed. There&rsquo;s always room for improvement, especially as the number of disasters, the severity and the complexity of recoveries continue to increase.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Criswell; Mitch Landrieu, former Louisiana lieutenant governor and mayor of New Orleans; and Davante Lewis, Louisiana Public Service commissioner, said the cuts happening at the federal level are having a significant impact on disaster preparedness and response.<\/p>\n<p>Sabotaging Our Safety is a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring awareness to the direct impact federal and state policies have on communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are losing a lot of ground quickly because the lessons that we learned are being completely undermined by the Trump administration,&rdquo; said Landrieu. &ldquo;I am very concerned about it for the state of Louisiana.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Landrieu said natural disasters are made worse directly through the consequence of cuts made to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Cuts to staffing and funding are happening to many disaster relief programs at the federal level, leaving many feeling understaffed and underprepared.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve lost access to mitigation funding right now, so we wouldn&rsquo;t be able to rebuild those levees in the way that we did after Hurricane Katrina,&rdquo; said Criswell. &ldquo;With the hazard mitigation funding in jeopardy, and with the inability of FEMA to be as agile as it used to be, we&rsquo;re really looking at not just pushing things down to the state and local level, but we&rsquo;re making them more vulnerable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we are seeing from the cuts in the &lsquo;Big, Beautiful, Ugly Bill&rsquo; versus what we are seeing in the cuts to the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and NOAA is showcasing that people in Louisiana are struggling from even just a temperature change, not even from a hurricane,&rdquo; said Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>While some are concerned about the ongoing federal cuts, many Louisiana lawmakers are in support of the current administration&rsquo;s cuts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3784855\/louisiana-asks-supreme-court-to-strike-down-race-based-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LOUISIANA ASKS SUPREME COURT TO STRIKE DOWN RACE-BASED REDISTRICTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to the leadership of President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, and Congressman Steve Scalise, Americans just received: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-unveil-massive-3-5-trillion-budget-plan-that-includes-universal-pre-k-free-college-and-environmental-justice\/\" title=\"Democrats Unveil Massive .5 Trillion ... Plan That Includes Universal Pre-K, Free College, And \u2018Environmental Justice\u2019\">largest tax cut<\/a> in history, no tax on tips, overtime and social security, permanently secure our borders, permanent increase to the child tax credit, protects two million family farms from punitive double taxation, unless American Energy Dominance, modernizes the American military and ends fraud, waste and abuse in our federal government,&rdquo; Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>At the time President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Acts, House Speaker Johnson, Gov. Jeff Landry, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy all shared their support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisiana officials worry about federal disaster relief cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2480084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP24325627662251.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42075,42345,57330,6100],"class_list":["post-2480083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-disaster-relief","tag-emergency-management","tag-federal-cuts","tag-louisiana"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP24325627662251.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480083"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2480087,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480083\/revisions\/2480087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2480084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}