Judy Baptiste poses at her home in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Baptiste was one of the homeowners from whom the state demanded repayment for an elevation grant. She started sending the state $400 a month in March 2018 to pay down about $23,000 the state claimed she owed for misspending her grant. (Photo […]

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City Council urges state to reimburse Road Home recipients who paid grants back

Thousands of Katrina survivors were freed from debt to the state. Those who already paid are out of luck.

Louisiana to drop lawsuits against Katrina survivors over recovery grants