Road Home closure bill poised for final approval, but includes nothing for those who paid grants back

by Richard A. Webster May 17, 2023August 11, 2023

The Louisiana Senate passed a $20.5 million appropriation Wednesday (May 17) that will allow the state to close out the Road Home program after 17 years and stop pursuing about 5,000 lawsuits against homeowners accused of misusing recovery grants after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. But legislators have failed to appropriate an additional $6.8 million to […]

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

by Richard A. Webster and David Hammer | WWL-TV April 11, 2023August 11, 2023