Operation Blue Roof Helps Residents Cover Roofs Damaged In Hurricane

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced on Wednesday (September 1) the launch of a new initiative that will provide homeowners in disaster areas with fiber-reinforced sheeting to cover damaged roofs until a more permanent repair can be made.

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin Operation Blue Roof for homeowners in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida to cover their damaged roofs until permanent repairs are made," he said.

The parishes eligible for the program include: Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Terrebonne.

According to WBRZ, only primary residences and permanently occupied rental properties with less than 50% structural damage are eligible for Operation Blue Roof. Vacation properties and "substantially damaged homes" are not eligible.

For more information on Operation Blue Roof or to sign up, visit the initiative's website at blueroof.us or call 1-888-766-3258.

As of Tuesday, homeowners and renters in certain Louisiana parishes impacted by Ida can also begin applying for FEMA assistance.

To be eligible, residents must live in one of the following parishes that have been designated for Individual Assistance, per KATC: Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

For more information, visit disasterassistance.gov.