[StBernard] Louisiana Recovery Authority Board to Vote on Housing Plan Tomorrow

[Westley Annis]

Louisiana Recovery Authority Board to Vote on Housing Plan Tomorrow

Special meeting will address 'The Road Home' Housing plan, resolution on
Healthcare Emergency Preparedness

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Louisiana Recovery Authority Board of Directors will
meet from 1-4 p.m. tomorrow, April 26, on the campus of the Baton Rouge
Community College to consider The Road Home Housing Plan. Click here to view
the entire agenda
<http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=a
ddClick&msg_ID=1501&ID=d%60j%23kKmIl%7Em%60&redirect=http://lra.louisiana.go
v/assets/agenda42606.pdf> .

	What: LRA Board special meeting
	
	When: 1-4 p.m., Wednesday, April 26
	
	Where: Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana Board Room, 5310
Florida Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70806
	
	Directions can be found at
http://www.brcc.cc.la.us/brcc/locations.php
<http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=a
ddClick&msg_ID=1501&ID=d%60j%23kKmIl%7Em%60&redirect=http://www.brcc.cc.la.u
s/brcc/locations.php> .

The public comment period on The Road Home ended on April 17, and staff
members of the LRA and the Office of Community Development have been
reviewing the comments and determining how to incorporate them into the
plan. The homeowner assistance plan was created in response to the
devastation caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita as a way to help restore
residents' home equity. It also contains a rental reinvestment component to
develop affordable rental housing. 

The LRA must approve the plan before the Legislature can vote on it. Once it
wins Legislative approval, it must go to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development for final approval and funding. Information about the plan
can be found at http://www.louisianarebuilds.info
<http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=a
ddClick&msg_ID=1501&ID=d%60j%23kKmIl%7Em%60&redirect=http://www.louisianareb
uilds.info> .

The LRA will also consider emergency preparedness recommendations of the
Public Health and Health Care Task Force. 

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