CUNA Summary of Katrina Affected Areas

This chart shows the number of credit unions, their members, and assets, in counties that the Federal Emergency Management Agency lists as eligible for various types of aid. The more severely damaged counties will be eligible for assistance to both public and private entities. In less severely damaged areas, assistance is available only to public entities.

Louisiana
  CUs Members Assets
($ mils)
Total in State 260 1,093,000 5,822
FEMA Individual Assistance 171* 774,500 $4,070
FEMA Public Assistance 57 287,700 $1,667

Mississippi
  CUs Members Assets
($ mils)
Total in State 114 502,000 2,570
FEMA Individual Assistance 20 228,400 $1,352
FEMA Public Assistance 60 212,300 $1,029

Alabama
  CUs Members Assets
($ mils)
Total in State 161 1,536,000 10,340
FEMA Individual Assistance 18 75,900 $301
FEMA Public Assistance 2 2,300 $15

FEMA Individual Assistance: Counties in which assistance is available to both public and private entities. (More severe damage.)

FEMA Public Assistance: Counties in which assistance is available only to public entities. (Less severe damage.)

* Of the 171 Louisianna credit unions in FEMA Individual Assistance counties, just over half are in New Orleans itself. Many are further West and North, in locations such as Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, etc.

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