Grants
FEMA, State Funds Elevation Projects For 600 Properties
October 31, 2008 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
NEW ORLEANS, LA - October 31, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) recently announced Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding to elevate or reconstruct approximately 600 flood prone properties throughout the state of Louisiana.
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces $9.3 Million in Disaster Recovery Grants to the State of Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Gustav
September 23, 2008 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will provide the State of Louisiana $9,313,500 in federal funds to assist with the economic recovery of communities affected by Hurricane Gustav.
Senate Passes Landrieu Tax Cut For Gulf Coast Homeowners
April 11, 2008 Posted by Sen. Mary Landrieu
$1.1 billion tax relief amendment to housing bill would eliminate so-called “Road Home Tax,” spur business investment
WASHINGTON - April 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The United States Senate today overwhelmingly passed a measure by U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., to lift an onerous tax burden from thousands of Gulf Coast homeowners who received rebuilding […]
FERRIDAY AND TALLULAH RECEIVE $643,000 IN GRANTS FROM HUD FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
October 11, 2007 Posted by HUD
$16.8 million in Rural Housing and Economic Development grants awarded nationwide
FORT WORTH - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today awarded $643,800 to rural housing programs in Ferriday and Tallulah, Louisiana, to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing. The funding is part of $16.8 million in grants provided nationwide through […]