HUD CDBG-DR Grants designed to be distributed as a drawdown to funds allocated for rebuilding are now only used to reimburse expenses of finished repairs. This is to reduce 0.4 fraudulent use of grant funds by creating income segregation.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-14-2022 updated 9-25-2022
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Notice to provide proof of insurance letters have been sent out to all Restore Homeowner Applicants eligible for Restore Louisiana HUD CDBG-DR Grant funds.

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-14-2018 updated 6-5-2019
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This list identifies the most common housing assistance programs in the state of Louisiana. Other states will have the same federally funded programs with similar organizations. Be sure to check the HUD Exchange website for your state.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-30-2020 updated 5-11-2021
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State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Directors Response to unfair policy enforcement: "...completely incorrect information and statements not based in current law or policy...". The letter that the state sent to flood victims is below. You have 30 days to comply.

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-21-2018 updated 6-5-2019
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My neighbor came over banging on our door asking for me to read the 30 day notice to purchase flood insurance to cover the Programs costs or be deemed ineligible for HUD CDBG-DR Grants. This comes weeks and months after grants were awarded and signed.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-16-2018 updated 6-5-2019
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Following the money that the state of Louisiana spends is very difficult since the state seems not to announce new contracts in the HUD official website. You must check often to see if any new contracts have been added to the states OCD-DRU website.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-29-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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Awarded and accepted a Restore LA grant? You must close out on that grant with all required documents by July 31, 2019 or your grant award will be revoked and your recovery will end without federal assistance as ordered by state director Patrick Forbes.

By Murray Wennerlund published 6-15-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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55 families, 55 homes not constructed in the state of Louisiana to replace the condemned and substantially damaged homes from the historical floods of 2016 because the homeowners were not able to find professionals in the state to do the work needed.

By Murray Wennerlund published 9-27-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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Restore Louisiana Homeowners Assistance Program has updated their math to include all calculations for your HUD CDBG-DR Grants when an SBA Loan is in the mix. You might like knowing the states math now matches the disaster victims math.

By Contributor published 12-10-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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How Louisiana makes its "Get a Game Plan" nearly impossible for the people living in the state to understand where to get disaster recovery assistance. With every new storm, new websites are created and now they are creating compartmental websites.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-4-2021 updated 1-15-2022
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