The Jefferson Parish School Board has hired a team of attorneys to pursue the Federal Emergency Management Agency for money the district says it is owed for repairs after Hurricane Ida tore through the coastal district four years ago, leaving over $400 million in damages.

The board voted unanimously Wednesday to hire three attorneys: Gretna-based Walter J. LeBlanc Jr., New Orleans-based Michael S. Sepcich and Metairie-based Peter Connick. The team will begin meeting with board members and the superintendent of schools this month to determine which reimbursement claims to pursue through litigation, board member and facilities subcommittee chair Clay Moise said in an interview.

As of early December, FEMA had paid out roughly $100 million to Jefferson Parish Schools, or about a quarter of

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