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Louisiana Lifts Deadlines for Most Road Home Applicants
State extends time for homeowners to make their Benefit Option Selection
The state of Louisiana is lifting deadlines for the 12,000 Road Home applicants who were facing a series of rolling cut off dates to move forward in the program and extending the timeframe for homeowners to make their final benefit option selections.
This change affects more than 7,000 Road Home applicants who previously had been facing deadlines to return documents, prove occupancy and ownership or resolve title and financial issues. The state is also rescinding deadlines for 5,400 applicants who sold their homes prior to the program's launch.
First Repaired Fire Station to Open in St. Bernard Parish
Today federal and state officials joined St. Bernard Parish President Craig Tafarro at the grand opening of Fire Station Number 1 in St. Bernard Parish. This event marks the first fire station in the parish to complete renovations and reopen.
"This day marks significant progress in the recovery of St. Bernard Parish," said LRA Executive Director Paul Rainwater. "Residents can move back to their homes here in Arabi with a renewed sense of confidence in their public safety infrastructure. I applaud Chief Thomas Stone for his commitment to his firemen and to this community."
City of Lake Charles Launches First Long Term Community Recovery Project
The state of Louisiana has approved the first allocation of Long Term Recovery Program funds for the city of Lake Charles to demolish the old Sears Building. Today LRA Executive Director and Lake Charles native Paul Rainwater joined Mayor Randy Roach in the parking lot of the structure as it was demolished, signifying the commencement of Lake Charles' downtown revitalization project, which citizens identified as their top long-term recovery project in the days following Hurricane Rita.
State Extends Public Comment Period on Action Plans
The state is extending the public comment period for three recovery action plans because some members of the public may have experienced technical difficulties submitting comments.
State Taking Public Comment on Three Recovery Action Plans
The Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Office of Community Development's Disaster Recovery Unit published four action plan amendments detailing the spending of hundreds of millions of recovery funds this week for public comment.
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