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 [...]
August 7, 2007
- Displaced Louisianans: Where did they go and are they coming back?
August 07, 2007
Baton Rouge, LA. - The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps released today a report on hurricane-displaced Louisianans living out-of-state and the barriers they face in coming back. (Click here to read the full report)
The report was released at an information briefing held in conjunction with the Louisiana Recovery Authority, which also released a report [...]
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, [...]
