Homeless & Crisis Assistance
President Obama and Local Residents Discuss Rebuilding and Recovery in New Orleans
October 16, 2009 Posted by The White House
Senior Administration Officials Joined President to See Recovery Progress Firsthand. WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — On his sixth trip to New Orleans since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, President Barack Obama today visited the Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School and held a town hall event to hear directly from the people of Louisiana. President Obama discussed both the progress made in the region and the challenges that remain. In his first public event in New Orleans, President Obama also spent time answering questions from everyday people.
House Passes Bill with $35 Million in Melancon-Secured Water Projects for South Louisiana
October 2, 2009 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that includes $35,045,000 in earmarks Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03) secured for projects in the Third Congressional District. The funding was included in the fiscal year 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations conference report (H.R. 3183). The conference report now goes to the Senate for passage, and then to the President to be signed in to law. This annual funding bill will provide a total of $5.4 billion for Army Corps of Engineers projects nationwide
Federal Employees Volunteer with New Orleans Organizations on Rebuilding Projects
August 27, 2009 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
4 Day Service Project Around Katrina 4th Anniversary is Part of the President’s United We Serve Initiative. New Orleans, LA - August 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Nearly 100 Obama Administration officials and federal employees are volunteering with New Orleans organizations over the next four days to mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The four-day effort was launched today in front of the Rebuilding Together New Orleans Community Center, one of several sites at which volunteers will be working. When it is completed, the center will house AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers serving New Orleans.
Rebuilding Together Celebrates Milestone 500th Home Rebuild Project for America’s Veterans
August 7, 2009 Posted by Louisiana RealEstateRama
Major Housing Organization Provides Substantial Rehabilitation of Military Family Homes. Washington D.C. - August 7, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, proudly announced that their Veterans Housing program completed substantial rehabilitation and repairs at the homes of 500 military families across the country.
Secretaries Donovan and Napolitano announce hurricane recovery funding for Louisiana
March 6, 2009 Posted by HUD
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.
HUD approves neighborhood stabilization plans of state of Louisiana and New Orleans
January 9, 2009 Posted by HUD
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.
HUD Secretary returns to break ground at C.J. Peete to bring new housing, mixed-income community
January 8, 2009 Posted by HUD
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
HUD, partners break ground at St. Bernard site to bring new mixed-income community to New Orleans
December 12, 2008 Posted by HUD
Construction begins at first of Big 4 slated for historic transformation HUD also to host Gulf Coast housing symposium at Tulane
NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 12, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston joined General Douglas O’Dell, Mayor Ray Nagin and other partners today to break ground at the former […]
Preston announces disaster assistance for Louisiana
September 8, 2008 Posted by HUD
Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in 34 Parishes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today announced a foreclosure moratorium in 34 parishes throughout Southern and Central Louisiana and offered support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following Hurricane Gustav.
HUD Charges Louisiana Couple With Housing Discrimination
April 22, 2008 Posted by HUD
Husband and wife accused of violating Fair Housing Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 22, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced it is charging a Louisiana couple with racial discrimination in connection with the sale of a privately owned townhome. HUD claims Reggie and Kimberly Collier complained to a local […]
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 […]
