want to thank the first responders and law enforcement who have done a tremendous job. that means the people have done some right, too. now is really the most dangerous time over the next week. a couple of weeks. we're asking people to be patient. we're asking people to be careful. and please, be good neighbors. check on that elderly couple who live across the street from you. check on your elderly parents or grandparents or special needs families. and we have 9-1-1 operating here. so call 9-1-1. at this point, i'm going to ask the fema administrator to come up. she's going to tell you that the president signed a major disaster declaration that turned on individual assistance for all of southeast louisiana, including st. john the baptist parish, but we also have 100% for the next 30 days and all costs associated with the debris removal and emergency protective measures like sheltering and other things we need to bring to