(Source: theadvocate.com) Louisiana’s congressional delegation is working on legislation for additional funding to supplement recovery efforts from the historic flooding.

U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Thursday he and the other members of the delegation are gathering the facts and figures – number of homes and businesses lost, for instance – that would support a request for billions of extra dollars beyond the federal disaster assistance available when the president declares an emergency under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

The delegation’s bill for additional recovery money – similar to measures approved for Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy – will be filed in “a few weeks,” Vitter said.

“Given the enormity of this event, it’s clearly warranted,” Vitter told a luncheon he hosted for area business owners to speak to Maria Contreras-Sweet, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, both members of President Barack Obama’s cabinet.