Community Development - City, Town, County, Parish, Disaster Recovery.

State of Louisiana OCD-DRU adds DOB to Flood Victims Denied SBA Loans because of Adverse Financial conditions

The State office of Community Development director Patrick Forbes denies flood victims HUD CDBG-DR Funds and adds SBA Loans that the SBA has Declined because of Adverse reasons. State demands Homeowners provide SBA details of the Adverse condition.

By Contributor published 8-9-2018 updated 8-13-2018
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Louisiana Flood DR 4277 and 4263 the APA 8 Action Plan Amendment 8 with Public Comments are here

You have to ask the right people to get a copy of the public documents that our Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit is required to publish to the public on the state OCD-DRU web page. Lucky for thousands we have concerned citizens

By Writers Pool published 6-8-2018 updated 6-27-2018
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Action Plan Amendment No. 3 Community Development Block Grant Funds in response to the Great Floods of 2016

Action Plan Amendment No. 1 for the utilization of Community Development Block Grant Funds CDBG in response to the Great Flood of 2016 Public Comment Period: August 11 to 24, 2017

By Contributor published 6-16-2018 updated 6-17-2018
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Restore Louisiana contractor IEM denies homeowners elevation costs in Construction Payment process

In the state of Louisiana homeowners required to reconstruct and elevate have had an on going battle with select IEM managers about the proper methods of handling the financing. To date, not a single homeowner in this group has been able to finalize.

By Murray Wennerlund published 3-29-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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Why does Restore.LA.Gov count NFIP ICC as a Duplication of Benefits when they don't overlap other services?

When we compare grants and insurance money we often find the State of Louisiana Office of Community Development making up rules as they go. Lets take the NFIP ICC, Increased Cost of Compliance which means the additional cost to follow Codes and Rules.

By Supervisor published 6-18-2018 updated 6-18-2018
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Restore.LA.Gov Solution 3 Reimbursement is determined by the pricing guide published in the Homeowners Manual.

Solution 3 Reimbursement is NOT determined by the number of receipts you have and turn in. According to infoRestore-LA.Org using the State of Louisiana email server mailppa1.swe.la.gov the program reimburses based on the pricing guide for construction.

By Writers Pool published 6-19-2018 updated 6-19-2018
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Executive Order JBE-2016-65 Task Force has to setup a method for the public to offer input

According to Governor Edwards Executive Order JBE-2016-65 the Task Force has to setup a method for the public to offer input and to allow them to make policy based on such input.

By Contributor published 8-12-2018 updated 8-12-2018
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August 13, 2016 Louisiana Flood, 2 years later we are still called Flood Victims and not Flood Survivors, why?

Two years after the flood we have foundations cracking due to erosion, wood buckled and warped, joists and beams bent and split. Old wood has never been perfect after it's been soaked for days and dried slowly for months.

By Contributor published 8-13-2018 updated 8-15-2018
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September 28, 2016 RESTORE LOUISIANA TASK FORCE MINUTES

Louisiana State Capitol, House Committee Room 5

By Murray Wennerlund published 3-7-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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Warranty Standard Operating Procedures for Restore Louisiana Homeowners Program Sept 2019

The Restore Louisiana Homeowners Program RLHP offers a limited warranty on new construction and home repairs made by the Program contractor Solution 1 only.

By Contributor published 12-2-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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