[StBernard] Community Dialogue on The Road Home to be Broadcast Locally for New Orleans Residents

[Westley Annis]

Community Dialogue on The Road Home Airs Tonight Statewide



Baton Rouge, LA --- The Road Home Housing Plan will be the focus of
Louisiana Public Broadcasting's "Louisiana Public Square," which airs
tonight at 7 p.m. on public television stations throughout the state. This
one-hour television program features Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and
other panelists answering tough questions from residents and homeowners
about Louisiana's housing program. The Road Home provides financial
assistance for homeowners to get back into their homes and creates powerful
incentives to rebuild rental properties so that everyone can have a chance
to come home. 

The complete schedule of broadcasts includes:

Alexandria 
TV- KLPA/ Channel 25/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm 
TV- KLPA/ Channel 25/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm

Baton Rouge 
TV- WLPB/ Channel 27/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm 
TV- WLPB/ Channel 27/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm
RADIO-WRKF/ 89.3 FM/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm
COX CABLE/ Channel 11/ Monday, May 22nd @ 9 pm
COX CABLE/ Channel 11/ Wednesday, May 24th @ 9 pm

Lafayette 
TV- KLPB/ Channel 24/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm 
RADIO- KRVS/ 88.7 FM/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm
TV- KLPB/ Channel 24/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm

Lake Charles 
TV- KLTL/ Channel 18/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm 
TV- KLTL/ Channel 18/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm

Monroe 
TV- KLTM/ Channel 13/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm 
TV- KLTM/ Channel 13/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm

New Orleans
TV-WYES/ Channel 12/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm
TV-WLAE/ Channel 32/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm
TV-WYES/ Channel 12/ Saturday, May 20th @ 10 pm
TV- WLAE/ Channel 32/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm

Shreveport 
TV- KLTS/ Channel 24/ Wednesday, May 17th @ 7 pm 
TV- KLTS/ Channel 24/ Sunday, May 21st @ 4 pm


Viewers can also watch or listen to the program anytime after the broadcast
on the internet through LPB's website, www.lpb.org <http://www.lpb.org> . 

In an effort to inform citizens on the key principles of the housing
program, the LRA partnered with LPB to produce this one-hour television
program that will help to clarify key parts of The Road Home. Louisiana
Public Square is a one-hour community dialogue program which airs monthly on
LPB stations throughout Louisiana. 

The format for the program will be a panel/ forum setting where panelists
will interact with audience members and answer questions about the housing
program. The segment was taped before a live studio audience that included
homeowners, renters and residents from Southeast and Southwest Louisiana who
were impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Panelists will also include
LRA Housing Taskforce Chairman Walter Leger, Task Force Vice Chair Senator
Diana Bajoie and FEMA Deputy Director for Gulf Coast Recovery Gil Jamieson. 

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated South Louisiana, destroying more than
200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses and inflicting about $25 billion in
insured losses. The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) is the planning and
coordinating body that was created in the aftermath of these storms by
Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to lead one of the most extensive
rebuilding efforts in the world. The LRA is a 33-member body which is
coordinating across jurisdictions, supporting community recovery and
resurgence, ensuring integrity and effectiveness, and planning for the
recovery and rebuilding of Louisiana.

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