August 14, 2008
- LHFA To Announce Architectural Plans for "Village de Jardin"
[ August 15, 2008; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ] WHAT: The architects of "Village de Jardin" will announce and unveil their architectural plans for the redevelopment of the Gaslight Apartments.
WHEN: Friday August 15, 2008 at 9:30 A.M.
WHERE: "Old Gaslight Apartments"
8800 I-10 Service Road
New Orleans, LA 70127GUEST LIST: Mayor Ray Nagin
Senator Ann Duplessis
Laverne Saulny (On behalf of Sen. Landrieu)
Wayne Woods, Chairman LHFA Commission
Milton [...]
March 22, 2008
- Public Hearing Notice for FY 2009 Louisiana Consolidated Annual Action Plan
[ April 2, 2008; 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. ] The State of Louisiana will hold a public hearing to obtain views on the housing and community development needs of the State; those comments will assist the agencies in developing the Consolidated Annual Action Plan for FY 2009. For those persons who are unable to attend the public hearing, written comments on the needs [...]
March 13, 2008
- Louisiana Housing Trust Fund Guidelines Released
The Housing Trust Fund Guidelines as well as a Notice of Intent have been placed on the LHFA website at the following link: www.lhfa.state.la.us/programs/housingtrustfund/housingTrust.php.
The Louisiana Housing Trust Fund was enacted in June 2003 during the Regular Legislative Session. The fund, which will be administered by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA), will create affordable housing [...]
March 4, 2008
- LRA assumes responsibility for Louisiana Cottages
BATON ROUGE, La. (February 29, 2008) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) will assume responsibility for administrating the state's $74.5 million Louisiana Cottages program, as part of ongoing efforts to streamline the state's recovery from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"We must move quickly to build these cottages, which will offer safe housing alternatives for residents who [...]
November 7, 2007
- Katrina Cottage Construction to Begin this Month
Construction of Louisiana's first Hurricane Katrina cottages will begin this month at the New Orleans headquarters of the National Guard, nearly a year after the state received federal funds to build them, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said.
Blanco's schedule for the cottages is in line with previous statements from Milton Bailey, head of the Louisiana Housing Finance [...]
October 15, 2007
- Cypress Realty Partners to Develop Katrina Cottages for LHFA
BATON ROUGE – Cypress Realty Partners (CRP) is pleased to announce that today it has delivered a signed contract to the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) to serve as the developer of hundreds of permanent homes that will be built in several communities across the state through FEMA’s Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP).
“Today Cypress Realty [...]
August 22, 2007
- Financing Feud Mires Katrina Cottages
By Bill Barrow
Times Picayune- Capital bureau
BATON ROUGE — Eight months after FEMA announced plans to distribute $388 million for alternative housing along the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast, Louisiana's $74.5 million share stands untapped because of bureaucratic haggling and, more recently, a dispute between the state housing board and a group of private contractors slated to build [...]
June 18, 2007
- Louisiana to Host First Annual Recovery Day at the Legislature
[ June 18, 2007; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] BATON ROUGE, LA - Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco issued a proclamation declaring Monday, June 18th as Louisiana Recovery Day.
"Local and state agencies have implemented recovery programs that are making a significant impact on people's lives; and measurable progress has been made in the areas of social services, infrastructure, community planning, housing, economic development, health care, [...]
- LHFA Housing Trust Fund Forum 2007
[ June 29, 2007; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] LHFA is sponsoring a forum featuring Mary Brooks of the Housing Trust Fund Project of the Center for Community Change (CCC). The CCC is a national non-profit organization that provides technical assistance and other services to non-profit organizations working to promote affordable housing and minority communities throughout the United States. The deadline for returning [...]
June 15, 2007
- HUD Applauds LHFA Tax-Credit Extension
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today applauded the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA)'s recent move to extend a key tax-credit deadline by three months. LHFA's action greatly enhances the ability of the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), currently under HUD control, and its partners to redevelop much [...]
June 1, 2007
- LHFA 2007 Housing Needs Assessment for Jefferson Parish
The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency (LHFA) has released its LHFA 2007 Housing Needs Assessment for Jefferson Parish. For more information on how this assessment was created, go to the LHFA Housing Needs Assessment website.
