Airport trying to land funds, Southland waiting on FEMA before repairs can be made
The West Calcasieu Airport Managing Board has been lining up its approach to land FEMA dollars since Hurricane Laura completely destroyed the terminal and caused other damage to Sulphurâs Southland Field. âThe hoops we are going through are just unbelievable,â said Darla Perry, a CPA contracted by the board. âI worked with FEMA after Rita and after Ike. Many people fraudulently abused the FEMA programs in those years. So many safeguards have been added to prevent that, it makes for a long timeline on getting projects completed.â Forty-one planes were stored at Southla...
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