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Disaster Recovery Center Opens for Four Days in West Baton Rouge Parish

BATON ROUGE, LA - October 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will be open Monday through Thursday in West Baton Rouge Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.

FEMA Mitigation Advisers to Offer Rebuilding Tips in Terrebonne Parish

BATON ROUGE, LA - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Survivors from Terrebonne Parish who are rebuilding after Hurricane Isaac can receive a free consultation with hazard mitigation advisers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The free mitigation stations will be open on a walk-in basis at Lowe’s in Houma starting Sunday

Another Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Iberville Parish

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A second State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opened Friday in Iberville Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in West Feliciana Parish

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is open through Friday in West Feliciana Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.

Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Jefferson Parish

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two State/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Jefferson Parish through Oct. 2 to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.

FEMA Advisers Offer Home Repair Tips at Local Stores

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Teams of hazard mitigation specialists with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are available at home improvement centers in several parishes to offer free consultations to survivors who are rebuilding after Hurricane Isaac

Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Orleans and Plaquemines Parishes

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers have opened in Orleans and Plaquemines parishes to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac

THREE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPEN TODAY

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three additional State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) opened Tuesday inWashington and St. James parishes to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.

FEMA MITIGATION ADVISERS TO OFFER REBUILDING TIPS IN ST. JOHN PARISH

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Survivors from St. John Parish who are rebuilding after Hurricane Isaac can receive a free consultation with hazard mitigation advisers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The free consultations will be available on a walk-in basis at Home Depot in LaPlace starting Tuesday.

FEMA HOUSING INSPECTORS IN LOUISIANA NEIGHBORHOODS

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are assisting eligible Hurricane Isaac survivors get connected with potential assistance by visiting neighborhoods and checking for damage.

Governor Bobby Jindal Announces Appointments to the State Board of Home Inspectors

BATON ROUGE - July 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the State Board of Home Inspectors.

Boustany Presses Obama to Expedite Port Projects in Louisiana

Washington, DC - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. M.D. (R-South Louisiana) released the following statement after sending President Barack Obama a letter expediting port projects in the state while addressing dredging issues across the country. Coming on the heels of the President’s recent announcement of 7 nationally and regionally significant infrastructure projects being expedited to expand 5 major ports across the country, Boustany’s letter seeks to expedite port projects throughout the state of Louisiana

Boustany Announces $94k+ HUD Grant for Lafayette Housing Authority

Washington, DC - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R-South Louisiana), released the following statement after the Housing Authority of the City of Lafayette received a grant of $94,818.00 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing

Louisiana Volunteer Honored with Bill Polley Award

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael LeCorgne, an account executive with 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, has been honored with the Bill Polley/BUILD-PAC Award by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Vitter Says Reforms to FHA, Not a Bailout, Needed to Revive Housing Market

Washington, D.C. - February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter today offered the following statement after a hearing in the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on the state of the housing market.

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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