New Orleans’ Jackson Barracks Gets Another $11.6M for Katrina Repairs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying $11.6 million for historic preservation of five of the oldest buildings at Jackson Barracks. The garrison buildings, now single-family housing, sat for weeks in Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters.
Col. Tim Chastain, the installation commander, says the money covers the cost of restoring the buildings to preservation standards rather than pre-storm condition.
They were built between 1830 and 1836. Chastain says some features considered historic are from Depression-era renovations by the Works Progress Administration.
Chastain says the renovations are completed. He said the buildings were so significant that FEMA and other agencies agreed the work should be done first, with reimbursement later.
FEMA says it has sent $113.8 million so far to Louisiana for hurricane recovery at Jackson Barracks, which sits on the New Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line.
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