Repeat flood properties to be bought out soon after Metro Council approves FEMA grant Repeat flood properties to be bought out soon after Metro Council approves FEMA grant 8 hours 23 minutes 25 seconds ago Wednesday, April 28 2021 Apr 28, 2021 April 28, 2021 9:25 PM April 28, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: UPDATE: The East Baton Rouge Metro Council Wednesday authorized the city-parish to accept a $10.5 million FEMA grant to acquire and demolish 25 properties and elevate 19 others throughout the parish. Clay Rives, director of the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, tells WBRZ he anticipates the more than two dozen properties will be acquired and demolished with a year.