FEMA Closes Hurricane Katrina, Rita Trailer Parks

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that it is closing 13 trailer parks in Louisiana where victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are living.

Millage revival may raise taxes

SELA 5-mill tax was waived after storm
Property owners in Jefferson Parish could see an increase in their tax bills this fall should the Parish Council revive a dormant millage originally meant to help pay for federally subsidized drainage projects.
After Hurricane Katrina, Jefferson lawmakers waived the 5-mill tax, which voters first approved in 2001 to pay […]