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

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