Patch: The state of Louisiana suffered more than $8.7 billion in damage from the catastrophic flooding in August and that figure is expected to increase, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.
In a letter sent to President Obama dated Sept. 2, Edwards asked that Congress approve $2 billion in federal aid for housing, economic development and infrastructure that he said will be necessary for the state's recovery. The flooding has been called the worst disaster since Hurricane Sandy by the Red Cross.
"With FEMA...