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Governor Bobby Jindal Announces the Appointment of Neal Miller to the Louisiana Housing Finance...

BATON ROUGE, LA - July 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Neal Miller to the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency. The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency serves to undertake various programs to assist in the financing of housing needs in the state of Louisiana for persons of low to moderate incomes.

Director Gambrell Tours Community Development Progress in New Orleans

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.

Governor Bobby Jindal Announces Appointments to the Residential Building Contractors Subcommittee

BATON ROUGE, LA - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Residential Building Contractors Subcommittee.

DOE Helps Build Four New Energy-Saving Homes in New Orleans

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.

HUD Secretary returns to break ground at C.J. Peete to bring new housing, mixed-income...

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

Governor Bobby Jindal Announces Appointments to the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission

BATON ROUGE, LA - December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission. The Louisiana Manufactured...

DOE Partners with New Orleans Developer to Meet Builders Challenge Benchmark

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 22, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the successful completion of the first...

FEMA, State Funds Elevation Projects For 600 Properties

NEW ORLEANS, LA - October 31, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and the Governor’s...

FEMA Implements Direct Housing In Louisiana

New Orleans, LA - October 30, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — In response to a request from the state of Louisiana, the Federal Emergency Management...

Construction Begins on Ten Homes for Lafitte Redevelopment

New Orleans, LA - August 21, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Providence Community Housing and Enterprise today celebrated the ground breaking of the Edmundite Homes, 10...

HUD Charges Louisiana Couple With Housing Discrimination

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...

Rebuilding Together and NeighborWorks® Work Together to Assist Low-Income Homeowners

WASHINGTON D.C. - Rebuilding Together, the nation’s lead nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership, today announced that it has partnered with NeighborWorks® America. The...

New Orleans City Council Vote Creates Opportunity to Rebuild Better Affordable Housing for Lafitte/Treme...

Providence Community Housing and Enterprise Help Build Community's Vision for Lafitte NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously...

Providence Community Housing and Enterprise Break Ground at Annunciation Inn Senior Housing

$13 Million Renovation is First of 900 Apartments to be Rehabilitated for Seniors Returning to New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Providence Community...

Annunciation Inn Apartments for Low-Income Seniors Breaks Ground In New Orleans’ Upper Ninth Ward

Built in 1981 in New Orleans' St. Roch neighborhood in the Upper Ninth Ward as a Housing and Urban Development Section 202 development, Annunciation...

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T & I Committee Passes Graves’ Legislation to Improve Disaster Recovery

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced a slate of bills today, including a bipartisan disaster relief bill authored by Reps. Garret Graves (LA-6) and Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.). The legislation, H.R. 1311 is designed to help communities recover from disasters and increase disaster program transparency and oversight