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

Request for copies of missing Flood 2016 Contracts from OCDDRU Flood Contract page

Ensuring Transparency, Accountability, Efficiency and Open Public Communications is much more difficult with the state of Louisiana Department of Administration than you might think. No accountability even with their methods of asking for Public Records.

By Writers Pool published 6-5-2018 updated 6-27-2018
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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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Communicating with State workers and their Sub-Contractors.

Our CTA refused to provide us with information to allow us to move forward in the program. I knew what we needed he refused to answer. We reported him to the state from the director to the Governor and nothing was done about it.

By Writers Pool published 7-15-2019 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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What are you going to ask your HUD CDBG-DR State OCD-DRU Homeowners Assistance Task Force members today?

You could start with a simple request like, How can I contact you with a proposal or issue that may effect hundreds of people. It appears our states DOA office feels that the contact information for Governor Appointed Members of the Task Force Hands Off!

By Murray Wennerlund published 7-11-2018 updated 7-12-2018
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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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Louisiana Division of Administration contractor EMERGENT METHOD LLC

Disaster Recovery contractors hired by the State of Louisiana Division of Administration and its agency department OCD-DRU who manages federal taxpayer funded programs.

By Contributor published 1-11-2021 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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1,565 Louisiana homeowners may lose nearly $58 million in HUD CDBG-DR grants because they are moving too slow.

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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Louisiana State and Local Level Assistance Referral agencies for the 2020 disaster recovery experience.

We have hundreds of local services and this is a short contact list registered with the federal emergency management agency FEMA.

By Murray Wennerlund published 9-13-2020 updated 1-15-2022
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