State of Louisiana OCD-DRU announces via Email, Phone call and Postal Mail to homeowners that their grants will be rescinded if they do not close on the grant award by July 31, 2019.

By Murray Wennerlund published 7-25-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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This article says more than most since hurricane Katrina. Its important to understand what happened with the HUD Grants during that period time and what HUD required states to do today. A simply fix has always been to allow for more draws than the 5 max.

By Contributor published 12-13-2022 updated 12-13-2022
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Since 1953, federal grant assistance provided to homeowners has been subject to manipulation, leading to the mitigation of operational deficits in state and local municipalities.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-29-2023 updated 8-29-2023
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A goal for every homeowner should be to reduce your disaster debt burden for real costs of repairs and new construction after a declared disaster. This can be accomplished by having enough insurance to replace your home under any disaster classification.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-4-2022 updated 12-4-2022
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In Louisiana a married couple of 22 years lost their grant when the husband died post-disaster and the widow was not listed as homeowner at the time of the disaster. Louisiana Law allows inheritance to be handled as a gift and not community property.

By Writers Pool published 12-7-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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