Louisiana RealEstateRama

NEW ORLEANS, LA - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tomorrow, the City of New Orleans will host the Second Annual Conference on Housing and Community Development at the Lavin-Bernick Center on the campus of Tulane University from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This one-day conference will address such topics as increasing access to affordable housing, realities of home ownership, homelessness, and strategies to revitalize the Iberville/Tremé community as part of the Choice Neighborhood’s redevelopment

BATON ROUGE - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal signed legislation that will assist and encourage Louisiana veterans, service members and their families to return to the Pelican State. This bill is part of the Governor’s 2013 Legislative Package

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- SANJOY BHATTACHARYA, age 56, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to serve three years probation and pay a $15,000 fine, after pleading guilty to one count of making false statements to an agency of the United States, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente

NEW ORLEANS, LA - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the City of New Orleans issued a reminder for the City-owned property auction scheduled for Friday, May 17 in the City Hall Council Chambers at 10:00 a.m. The Department of Property Management through the Division of Real Estate and Records will conduct the auction. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m

NEW ORLEANS, LA - May 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, May 17, the City of New Orleans will auction six City-owned properties in the City Hall Council Chambers at 10:00 a.m. The Department of Property Management through the Division of Real Estate and Records will conduct the auction. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) announced over $37 million in federal grants to repair damage related to Hurricanes Katrina and Isaac. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced grants that will be directed to St. John the Baptist, Jefferson and Orleans Parishes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is advising homeowners and businesses with questions about tornado damage to contact the LDI. The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down yesterday in Jefferson Parish, in Kenner and Metairie.

NEW ORLEANS - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced an additional $1.2 million in recovery aid to Louisiana Facility Planning and Control to rebuild the physical plant at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, including mitigation measures to help prevent damage from future storms.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - April 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) in partnership with the Mayor’s office and City Council is pleased to announce the release of the list of properties for the amended Lot Next Door Ordinance. The City Council adopted Ordinance 29,397 on February 21 and the Mayor signed it into law on February 25, 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., today announced nearly $107 million in recovery grants for areas in Louisiana hit hard by Hurricane Isaac. These funds are through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and are available because of the Sandy Supplemental funding legislation that passed earlier this year. In her role as chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Sen. Landrieu ensured that the legislation would fund recovery efforts from disasters other than just Hurricane Sandy, including Hurricane Isaac, and that it include robust CDBG fundin

DENTON, TX - March 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in the Greater New Orleans area who did not get a chance to visit flood map open houses March 18-20 now have a virtual option to get information about preliminary flood maps

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A 19-year-old man was killed after a shooting in the Algiers Neighborhood. The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of family members. The incident took place shortly after 3:00 A.M., inside of a home in the 800 block of Elmira Street.

DENTON, TX - March 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in five parishes in the Greater New Orleans area are encouraged to look over preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions

STATEN ISLAND, NY - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today convened a field hearing to examine Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts. Held at the U.S. Coast Guard's facility on Staten Island, one of the hardest-hit areas during the storm, Sen. Landrieu heard testimony from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Executive Director Laurel Blatchford and local officials from New York and New Jersey

THIBODAUX - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal broke ground today on a new culinary arts instruction building at Nicholls State University’s John Folse Culinary Institute. Governor Jindal said, “All over the world, we are known for our culture and cuisine. This didn’t happen by accident. Our ancestors are a mix of different cultures and backgrounds that meshed to create our distinctive way of life and cuisine. We are a gumbo, if you will. It’s a diversity and distinction that we celebrate every day and that people travel from all over the world to experience.