{"id":4055,"date":"2022-07-05T05:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T10:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/?post_type=press&#038;p=4055"},"modified":"2022-09-13T07:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:38:19","slug":"lafayette-daily-advertiser-interviews-funeralocity-ceo-and-native-son","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/media-center\/lafayette-daily-advertiser-interviews-funeralocity-ceo-and-native-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafayette Daily Advertiser Interviews Funeralocity CEO and Native Son"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lafayette, LA, July 5, 2022 \u2013&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvertiser.com\/story\/news\/2022\/06\/30\/louisiana-families-eligible-up-9-000-covid-funeral-expenses-from-fema\/7757280001\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;The Daily Advertiser<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than half of eligible Louisiana families have taken advantage of a FEMA program that reimburses funeral expenses up to $9,000 for a family member who died from COVID.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program, which was created as part of President Joe Biden\u2019s American Rescue Plan last year, is open to any Louisiana residents&nbsp;who have paid for funeral expenses for a relative who died from COVID-19 since Jan.&nbsp;20, 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"single-content-banner__shortcode\">\r\n                            <div class=\"input-search-wrapper input-search-wrapper--bottom\">\r\n            <h2 class=\"title-search\">See funeral home prices in your area<\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"input-search search-home\">\r\n                <input placeholder=\"Enter your City or ZIP Code\" type=\"search\" class=\"addressMain\">\r\n                <button type=\"submit\" class=\"blue-button\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/funeralocity\/dist\/images\/icons\/search-button.svg\">Search\r\n                <\/button>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <span class=\"small-text\">Use zip code for more precise search results<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 17,404 COVID deaths in Louisiana, just 8,621 of residents have applied for reimbursement. Of those, 6,446 have received compensation, amounting to nearly $45 million in reimbursements, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the country is seeing similarly low application rates to the program. Ed Michael Reggie, chief executive of Funeralocity, a website for families to compare funeral homes and cremation providers, said most people are unaware of&nbsp;the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe some of it is that people think it\u2019s a lot of red tape and maybe that they won\u2019t be able to qualify, but everything we\u2019re seeing is that people are absolutely qualifying,\u201d Reggie said. \u201cFEMA is being very quick. About three to four weeks and these families are getting a check.\u201d<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/average-funeral-price\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_desktop.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_tablet.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_1_mobile.png\" alt=\"Compare the cost of funerals in your city\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n\n<p>Families don\u2019t need to apply within a certain timeframe, meaning those who paid for a relative\u2019s funeral in the early days of the pandemic are still eligible&nbsp;to receive compensation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who apply for the program are required to show a death certificate and receipts for direct funeral expenses. COVID&nbsp;must be a contributing factor in the death. All are&nbsp;eligible for reimbursement no matter their income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply for the program, families can go to fema.gov, where they will call a number to begin the application process.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"single-content-banner\">\r\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/funeralocity.com\/cremationclub\" class=\"single-content-banner__image\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"desktop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_desktop.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_tablet.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mobile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Banner_2_mobile.png\" alt=\"Advanced directive planning - for peace of mind\">\r\n                <\/a>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese overwhelmingly were unexpected deaths,\u201d Reggie said. \u201cWe know that the American savings rate is not great, that people were already financially hit by COVID. This is very important that they get this money \u2013 so many of them need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reggie warned that people should be aware of scammers trying to get Social Security numbers by posing as funeral home workers or FEMA employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that those applying for reimbursement should go through FEMA only using the number listed on their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-4055","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"section_type":"in_the_news","news_content_type":"inner_post","news_image":"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Daily-Advertiser-1-1.png","full_width_image":false,"show_on_page":[],"location":{"state":"LA","city":"Lafayette"},"popularity":"0"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.7 (Yoast SEO v17.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lafayette Daily Advertiser Interviews Funeralocity CEO and Native Son - Knowledge Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funeralocity.com\/blog\/media-center\/lafayette-daily-advertiser-interviews-funeralocity-ceo-and-native-son\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lafayette Daily Advertiser Interviews Funeralocity CEO and Native Son\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lafayette, LA, July 5, 2022 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;The Daily Advertiser Less than half of eligible Louisiana families have taken advantage of a FEMA program that reimburses funeral expenses up to $9,000 for a family member who died from COVID.&nbsp; 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