October 13, 2007
- Road Home shortfall becoming clearer - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Road Home shortfall becoming clearerThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Oct 11, 2007The Louisiana Recovery Authority, using calculations provided by the state's Road Home contractor, now estimates that several thousand of the program's …
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- LRA awards $375 million in rental repair grants - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
LRA awards $375 million in rental repair grantsThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Oct 11, 2007By David Hammer The Louisiana Recovery Authority announced Thursday that it has awarded $375 million in grants to landlords, targeted to restore about 9500 …LRA buoyant about recovery, pegging shortfall The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comall 7 news articles
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- Louisiana Business Shorts: LRA Priorities, FBI Group Tonight, New … - Bayou Buzz
Louisiana Business Shorts: LRA Priorities, FBI Group Tonight, New …Bayou Buzz, LA - Oct 11, 2007“The Louisiana Recovery Authority's (LRA) Board of Directors today endorsed ten Louisiana Speaks priorities for the next year at its October meeting in New …
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- $1.2B in Road Home money still tied up - New Orleans CityBusiness
$1.2B in Road Home money still tied upNew Orleans CityBusiness, LA - Oct 8, 2007The Louisiana Recovery Authority has backed out $1.2 billion from its Road Home budget in Federal Emergency Management Agency money from the Hazard …
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- Firm says Road Home audit complete - 2TheAdvocate
Firm says Road Home audit complete2TheAdvocate, LA - Oct 9, 2007“The goal of this exercise is not to point fingers and lay blame,’’ Michael Schwartz, a principal with KPMG LLP in Houston, told the Louisiana Recovery …
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- FEMA to offer aid to those who already elevated homes - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
FEMA to offer aid to those who already elevated homesThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Oct 6, 2007An estimated 29000 applicants to Louisiana's federally funded Road Home recovery program, about 37 percent of those who lived in the flood plain when …
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- Malcolm Suber: Good for New Orleans - The Nation.
Malcolm Suber: Good for New OrleansThe Nation., NY - 15 hours agoHe also promises to be a strong advocate for an overhaul of the Road Home program to provide homeowners with adequate assistance to repair storm-damaged …
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- Road Home money still doable - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Road Home money still doableThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Oct 3, 2007With Road Home coffers projected to run dry in January, Louisiana officials had hoped to tack a request for between $3 billion and $4 billion onto the $190 …
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- Vitter pans funding for rebuilding NO projects - New Orleans CityBusiness
Vitter pans funding for rebuilding NO projectsNew Orleans CityBusiness, LA - Oct 8, 2007It is also important to The Road Home, said Andy Kopplin, Louisiana Recovery Authority executive director. The Road Home faces a $3.5-billion shortfall, …
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- Deadline is set for Road Home - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Deadline is set for Road HomeThe Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - Oct 1, 2007The Louisiana Recovery Authority, the state body that created the Road Home budget, said about half of those who haven't had a first appointment so far are …
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October 8, 2007
- Vitter pans funding for rebuilding N.O. projects
Vitter pans funding for rebuilding N.O. projects
New Orleans CityBusiness
Posted: Monday, October 8, 2007
Senate Bill 1668 would ensure the federal government provides additional funding for Louisiana's Road Home program, which is estimated to have a $3.5-billion shortfall.
But Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, is raising concerns about provisions in the bill dealing with New Orleans public housing.
Vitter said [...] - LRA Housing Task Force to Meet in New Orleans
[ October 9, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] NEW ORLEANS, LA (October 8, 2007) - Tomorrow the Louisiana Recovery Authority's (LRA) Housing Task Force will meet in New Orleans. The task force will hear a presentation from representatives of KPMG International on the scope, goals and status of their analysis of the Road Home program. KPMG is an independent accounting firm that had [...]
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 [...]
July 23, 2007
- Public Invited to Comment on Plans to Reallocate CDBG Funds
Action Plan Amendment Published for Review
BATON ROUGE, La. (July 23, 2007) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and Office of Community Development (OCD) published an action plan amendment for public comment last Friday, July 20, 2007, which includes plans to transfer $627.5 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Road Home program [...]
June 28, 2007
- Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Awards $8 Million in Affordable Housing Grants
DALLAS, TEXAS, June 28, 2007- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) awarded $8 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 54 projects located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. The AHP grants will help create or renovate 1,259 housing units.AHP grants are used to purchase, construct or rehabilitate single-family, transitional [...]
June 27, 2007
- Low Interest Home Loans Offered in Jefferson Parish
The Jefferson Parish Finance Authority is making loans to low and moderate income families through local lending institutions. All persons wanting to reside in Jefferson Parish, including women, minorities and persons of low and moderate income are encouraged to apply for these loans which are available to all who qualify. Interest rates from [...]
June 23, 2007
- Road Home Small Rental Property Program Extends Round 2 Applications Deadline to July 31, 2007
The Road Home Small Rental Property program is extending the application period for Round Two to July 31, 2007, in an effort to supply rental property owners more time to complete their applications and allow more applicants to apply to the program.
Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities through [...]
June 22, 2007
- Louisiana Recovery Authority Board of Directors to Meet in Baton Rouge
[ June 25, 2007; 9:00 am to 3:15 pm. ] BATON ROUGE, La. (June 22, 2007) - The Louisiana Recovery Authority's (LRA) Board of Directors will meet at 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 25, 2007 at the State Capitol in House Committee Room 1 in Baton Rouge.The board will consider a resolution to reallocate funds originally intended for state building repairs to the Road Home program [...]
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 [...]
