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BATON ROUGE, LA - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Sterling Joe Ory to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - September 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- 365 Connect, the New Orleans based, award-winning online technology platform for the multifamily industry, announced today the integration of its Marketing Syndication Platform with The Housing Block, a leading edge vertical search engine specializing in real estate listings. The integration automatically brings all of the marketing data from apartment communities using the 365 Online Leasing Center to The Housing Block via the 365 Marketing Syndication Platform.

BATON ROUGE, LA - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal issued an Executive Order today detailing homeowner protections for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

BATON ROUGE, LA - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Rodney Noles to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission. The commission serves to protect the public interest in real estate transactions and other real estate related activities.

BATON ROUGE, LA - April 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the reappointment of Jerry Carlisle to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Directors.

Washington, DC - March 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Scalise today announced that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have issued an updated remediation protocol to assist homeowners in ridding their property of toxic Chinese drywall. The updated protocol sites an in-depth study done by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico which determined it unnecessary to replace wiring and electrical systems.

EUGENE, OR - March 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Janice Bolton of Bolton Realty to the growing network of agents and brokers that have adopted an IDX solution for their professional real estate search pages. As a member of the Natchitoches MLS (NMLS), Bolton has long had access to the detailed property listings NMLS supplies to real estate professionals. Now, potential buyers can experience the same level of accessibility to the NMLS database by utilizing the IDX-enabled search tools Bolton hosts online.

New Orleans, LA - January 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A panel of distinguished national real estate experts from the Consulting Corps of The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) will be working with the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) this week to map strategy for 37 properties in the school board’s portfolio

Washington, DC - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Scalise today issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service announced it would allow homeowners with toxic Chinese drywall to treat the damages incurred from toxic drywall as a casualty loss for tax purposes.

EUGENE, OR - September 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Louisiana properties just got easier to search for online, thanks to IDX, Inc. and Adam Campo, who have joined forces to bring thousands of Baton Rouge MLS (BRMLS) listings to area home seekers. The IDX solution now enabled on his site extracts raw listing data directly from BRMLS and seamlessly integrates it onto the search page Campo supports, giving home seekers a comprehensive database of homes to look at. With the tools potential buyers can now utilize on the website of Campo, finding a home in Baton Rogue has never been quicker, simpler or more effective.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- This year, countless home and business owners have contacted me to voice their concerns regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) remapping process. They have good reason to be concerned given that many businesses and families stand to be negatively impacted when the new maps are implemented.

BATON ROUGE, LA - November 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Gary Littlefield to the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board. The Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board serves to regulate the issuance of real estate appraiser and trainee licenses and related services.

BATON ROUGE, LA - August 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced the appointment of Sara Simmonds to the White Lake Property Advisory Board.

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.

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.