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

CDBG-DR Financial Updates for the State of Louisiana

Follow the grant money for disaster victims in Louisiana. Find out if it actually makes it to the homeowners so they can rebuild. Find out how long it takes to rebuild after a disaster. You will not hear this from your local or national news people.

By Writers Pool published 4-15-2018 updated 1-15-2022
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GAP issue a.k.a. Homeowners Responsibility related to Duplication of Benefits.

I have been researching different ways we could propose a solution to the GAP between what Restore OCD-DRU says your work completed on your flooded home should be and what they actually calculated.

By Supervisor published 5-4-2018 updated 7-2-2018
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Remembering the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program's of yesterday.

Well it feels like it is still yesterday with most of the same players and a few new names in the game Customer Satisfaction isnt part of the Hazard Mitigation program and it appears that engineering may also be something that comes with a rubber stamp.

By Supervisor published 5-15-2018 updated 6-21-2018
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CDBG DR Program how to lower your Homeowner Responsibility expense line item

Working with your Homeowner Responsibility is not easy. You have to either have the cash in hand so you can return the money they claim is DOB or you must add additional repairs to eliminate the amount owed in the Homeowner Responsibility field.

By Murray Wennerlund published 3-18-2018 updated 3-10-2023
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Flood Victims are Victims of their own OCD DRU people.

Flood Victims are Victims Twice with State Employed Community Development Office members not following HUD guidance. Louisiana Office of Community Development Disaster Recovery Unit headed up by Patrick Forbes ignores HUD guidance regarding SBA Loans

By Writers Pool published 4-18-2018 updated 6-22-2018
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Louisiana Appendix 1 Public Comments Action Plan 1 master action plan for recovery from Great Floods 2016

This Action Plan was posted for public comment on February 1, 2017. The plan was posted online in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Public notices were published in eight newspapers, including The Advocate, the states journal of record, a press release.

By Contributor published 6-15-2018 updated 6-15-2018
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You are forced to Elevate and Reconstruct because your home or structure was substantially damaged.

Elevation, Reconstruction - Substantially Damaged Home. It's more than just money, it's time and the conflicting instructions each federal agency gives you. One may tell you not to fix anything, one may say go ahead and repair what you can.

By Writers Pool published 4-15-2018 updated 3-3-2022
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Action Plan Amendment No. 2 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: June 7 to 20, 2017.

By Contributor published 6-16-2018 updated 6-16-2018
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State of Louisiana Task Force Meeting SBA Fix topic July 13, 2018 where will the money go if no SBA Fix?

Not only does the Director of the State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Patrick Forbes state that it will take HUD Guidance or Congress to pass law. He goes deeper into what he will spend it on if the $682 million isn't used for the SBA Fix. This was in APA 9 .

By Contributor published 8-8-2018 updated 1-2-2019
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File a Complaint Against a Federal or State Government Agency Louisiana, Texas, Puerto Rico, Indiana, Florida

When you find errors and omissions you should report them. When you find state workers and directors of agencies making statements which they then in turn ignore or abuse their power you should report them.

By Murray Wennerlund published 6-29-2018 updated 1-11-2022
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