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

Part IV Pay Up or Get Out, Flood Insurance HUD CDBG-DR Federal Policy, Laws, Rules, Guidance.

State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Directors Response to unfair policy enforcement: "...completely incorrect information and statements not based in current law or policy...". Show related Federal Policy, after all, its hard to trust without transparency.

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-21-2018 updated 6-5-2019
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State of Louisiana OCD-DRU CDBG-DR Grantee Manual 3.7 - Section 4.0 Duplication of Benefits

The State of Louisiana Office of Community Development - Disaster Recovery Unit that handles HUD CDBG-DR as the Grantee has most of their current 2016 information online. It is your responsibility to be sure you have the most current version of the manual

By Murray W. published 7-10-2018 updated 7-10-2018
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Ineligible Due to Non-Responsiveness and Ineligible Due to Failure to Provide Required Documentation

HUD CDBG-DR Grants for Disaster Recovery You have the right to appeal. Your state will list how many days you have to respond to any communications.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-14-2022 updated 8-14-2022
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Does the Restore Louisiana OCD-DRU HUD Grant program offer a Scheduled Draw payment?

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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State of Louisiana Announces Pay Up Flood Insurance or Get Out of the RLHP Disaster Program!

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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Temporary Housing , housing assistance, mortgage and rental assistance, shelters, homeless prevention

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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Part II Pay Up or Get Out, You have not provided evidence that you are maintaining sufficient flood insurance.

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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OCD-DRU Patrick Forbes accuses flood victim "..creating unnecessary panic and frustration among flood victims"

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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Grantee Louisiana Grant B-16-DL-22-0001 HUD CDBG-DR Program Allocations, Obligations, and Expenditures.

Follow the flow of American taxpayer dollars as it leaves the hands of Washington D.C. executive branch agency control for state government control and management to be used for disaster recovery programs per policy and procedure of HUD CDBG-DR programs.

By Murray Wennerlund published 7-17-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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2019 Budget Review for Restore Louisiana Homeowners Program SBA DOB Repayment program

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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