BATON ROUGE, LA - July 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Craig LeBouef to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.
The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors is responsible for operating insurance plans which provide property insurance for residential and commercial property for applicants who are in good faith entitled, but are unable to procure insurance through the voluntary market.
According to statute, the commission is comprised of fifteen members, nine of which are gubernatorial appointments, subject to senate confirmation, including:
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the Louisiana Bankers Association;
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the Louisiana Home Builders Association;
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants;
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the Louisiana District Attorneys Association;
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, or its successor;
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the American Insurance Association, or its successor;
- One member selected from the nominations submitted by the largest domestic property insurer in the state; and
- Two at-large members.
Craig LeBouef, of Opelousas, is a partner with Going, Sebastien, Fisher & LeBouef, LLP, an accounting and consulting firm. LeBouef was nominated by the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, as required by statute.
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BATON ROUGE, LA - June 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Bobby Jindal announced three Louisiana Community Development Block Grants (LCDBG) totaling $1,289,850 today. The governor said the grants have been awarded to communities throughout the Greater Baton Rouge area in the form of public facilities grants to be used for infrastructure projects. more »
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BATON ROUGE, LA - June 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Bobby Jindal announced nine Louisiana Community Development Block Grants (LCDBG) totaling $4,656,862 today. The governor said the grants have been awarded to communities throughout Northeast Louisiana in the form of public facilities grants to be used for infrastructure projects. more »
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Meets with local CDFIs, CDEs, small businesses, non-profits, entrepreneurs, and affordable housing developers supporting the recovery efforts.
Washington, DC - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana this week on a two-day trip to highlight how the CDFI Program and New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program have provided needed resources to support the revitalization and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. more »
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BATON ROUGE, LA - June 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the reappointment of Karl Connor to the White Lake Property Advisory Board.
The White Lake Property Advisory Board serves to administer, control, and manage the White Lake Property, which is a conservation area encompassing more than 70,000 acres in Vermilion Parish. more »
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One Hundred Green, Affordable Townhomes for Rent on the Westbank
New Orleans, LA - May 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Providence Community Housing, Enterprise Community Investment (Enterprise) and CLB Porter LLC today joined residents and local officials to celebrate the grand opening of St. Bakhita Apartments in Marrero, La, the first green and affordable rental property in Jefferson Parish. Named after the Sudanese native, kidnapped into slavery, canonized as a saint, “Bakhita” means “fortunate one,” and for the Westbank community that surrounds the apartments, these energy-efficient homes offer much needed post-Katrina housing opportunities and affordable rental options. more »
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BATON ROUGE, LA - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Eugene Montgomery, III, to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors. more »
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BATON ROUGE, LA - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Yesterday, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Residential Building Contractors Subcommittee. more »
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May 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Despite experts predicting an “average” 2009 Atlantic hurricane season, Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon is strongly urging consumers to heed the lessons learned from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, and to protect themselves and their property against Louisiana’s most frequent and unpredictable natural disasters – hurricanes and floods. The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, 2009. more »
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - March 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — On day one of U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano’s listening tour throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the secretaries announced hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to Louisiana to stimulate long-term recovery in the wake of last year’s devastating hurricane season and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. more »
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February 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced that the Crowne Plaza New Orleans-Airport has undergone a $28 million renovation and conversion from a former Holiday Inn Select. more »
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Funding aimed at neighborhoods hard-hit by foreclosure
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today approved plans from the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans seeking to recover from the effects of high foreclosures and declining home values. Funded under HUD’s new Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), Louisiana and New Orleans will target emergency assistance to particular neighborhoods by acquiring and redeveloping foreclosed properties that might otherwise become sources of abandonment and blight. more »
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New Orleans, LA - January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — DOE announced on December 19 that four newly constructed homes in New Orleans, Louisiana, are the first in that city to meet the energy performance goals of the Builders Challenge. more »
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Groundbreaking is second in 30 days to redevelop old public housing
NEW ORLEANS - January 08, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston returned to New Orleans today for a second time in less than 30 days to break ground at another public housing site that was slated for redevelopment prior to Hurricane Katrina. more »
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BATON ROUGE, LA - December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission. more »
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