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Mayor Mitch Landrieu has signed into law an ordinance to amend the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) to promote development of more affordable housing in New Orleans. Under this CZO amendment for zoning districts that permit multifamily dwellings, developers are now allowed to build denser residential developments as long as a portion of units are committed to housing residents whose income falls below certain levels based upon the Area Median Income (AMI).

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recognized two Louisiana groups for accomplishments in working to prepare their communities for emergencies. New Orleans Medical Reserve Corps won the award for Outstanding Citizen Corps Partner Program in the 2015 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana received an honorable mention in the category of Technological Innovations.

New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board advised residents, businesses and motorists that the lakebound side of Nashville from Cucullu Street to Claiborne Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday September 5th, 2015 beginning at 3 a.m. while Wallace C. Drennan Inc. doing work for the Sewerage and Water Board will be repairing a 48-inch water main at the intersection of Nashville and S. Claiborne Avenues.

On Sept. 2, the third in a series of innovative online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties brought in over $3.25 million after 345 people placed more than 12,500 bids to buy 145 of the 146 properties that were for sale. In addition, 15 delinquent accounts of $408,646 were paid in full in the weeks leading up to the auction. The next auction, which will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, currently includes 111 properties scheduled for sale.

On Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, the City of New Orleans will auction four City-owned properties in the City Hall Council Chambers at 10 a.m. The Department of Property Management through the Division of Real Estate and Records will conduct the auction. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

The City of New Orleans will host its third in a series of online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., subject to a rolling close in the case of last-minute competitive bidding. The City is scheduled to sell about 155 properties throughout the community, where winning bidders will receive full ownership and title insurance for each property. The City also reminds residents that there are over 1,000 properties still available for deposit to begin the research and notification processes before an auction may be scheduled.

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) has begun the application process for the 2016 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding round with plans to award approximately $5 million in 9% tax credits in November and another $5 million this spring

Today Rep. Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its plan to address issues within the Road Home Homeowner Assistance program:

Mayor Mitch Landrieu issued a statement following the announced collaboration between State of Louisiana’s Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide additional construction assistance and administrative remedies for Road Home Program grant recipients who have not yet returned to their homes, not yet elevated or are otherwise non-compliant with the Road Home Program.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it has worked with the State of Louisiana on a series of proposed amendments to its Road Home Elevation Incentive Program to provide certain homeowners relief from having to pay back funds intended to help elevate their homes.  Under this approach, the State of Louisiana will identify qualified homeowners who used their elevation grants to rehabilitate their homes or for interim housing expenses.

U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.) today announced that the Lafayette Consolidated Government Fire Department and the Crowley Fire Department will be receiving grants of $106,637 and $202,910 respectively from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to aid operations and safety of the departments.

Ahead of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas, to thank those cities for their open arms after the storm, to meet with former city residents and faith leaders displaced by the catastrophic storm and share with them the region’s growth, recovery, and long-term resilience planning a decade later, and encourage them to come back home

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD, (R-South Louisiana) announced a series of grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) to support local and regional airports in South Louisiana

Repair work continues at the site of the break in the 24" sewer main at Citrus Road and Generes Drive. However, crews from Fleming Construction have bypassed the site of the break to allow residents and businesses to resume normal water usage

On Aug. 5, the second in a series of innovative online monthly auctions for adjudicated properties brought in over $4 million after 417 people placed more than 14,600 bids to buy all 170 properties that were for sale. In addition, 15 delinquent accounts of $525,657.11 were paid in full in the weeks leading up to the auction. Altogether, the adjudicated property auction process has so far brought in more than $8.3 million for the City of New Orleans through two auctions and is helping to revive economic activity and create a fairer tax system