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GOSEP reports $62.2M in current‑year emergency costs tied to New Orleans events; committee discusses reimbursement and rainy‑day options
Summary
The governor’s homeland security office listed about $62.2 million in current‑year supplemental needs tied to New Orleans public‑safety and sheltering responses; GOSEP said it expects federal reimbursement but senators asked whether the state may need to bridge costs from the emergency response fund or the rainy‑day fund pending federal awards.
The governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOSEP) told the Finance Committee it is managing multiple ongoing disaster and emergency workloads and identified roughly $62.2 million in current‑year needs tied to recent events and larger disaster responses.
GOSEP presentation and supplemental needs
Senate Fiscal Services summarized GOSEP’s list of potential supplemental needs for FY‑25, saying the agency estimates about $62.2 million in response‑related costs that are not yet fully reimbursed. Chaz Nichols’ staff slides broke the total into several pieces; GOSEP staff emphasized that a substantial portion is expected to be reimbursed through federal programs but the timing and the percentage of federal…
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