Stay in Touch with FEMA to Keep Recovery on Track

Stay in Touch with FEMA to Keep Recovery on Track BATON ROUGE, La. – Homeowners, renters and students in Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes with damage from the June 17-24 Tropical Storm Arthur should stay in touch with FEMA after applying for assistance. It’s important to respond to letters or phone calls from FEMA. Calls may come from unfamiliar numbers or area codes. Missing or incorrect information could delay the delivery of FEMA disaster-related funds. FEMA encourages applicants to keep their information as current as possible. Information That May Need to Update Your current housing situation, phone number or mailing address Adding or removing the name of someone designated to speak for you Adding or changing names of household members and number of people living in your home Changes in your application for FEMA assistance Correcting or verifying home and property damage Updating your payment preference How to Stay in Touch with FEMA Contact FEMA to update your application, get the status of your case or ask questions about the disaster assistance process.