[StBernard] Parish to Get Counselors For Road Home Program

[Westley Annis]

St. Bernard Parish will be a site for one of the 10 assistance centers
opening by late August where applicants will meet with counselors in the
state's Road Home assistance program to discuss their rebuilding or sell-out
options, Parish Council members were told by state officials at a meeting
Thursday.
 
Homeowners who apply for assistance through the Road Home program will be
contacted for an appointment to meet with a counselor after registering in
the Road Home registry. They can register by calling 1-888-ROAD-2-LA
(1-888-762-3252) or going online at www.louisianarebuilds.info.
 
Applicants should prepare to bring with them to the meeting numerous
records, including  including a copy of the property deed and evidence of
insurance damage payments to date, as well as a photo I.D., FEMA assistance
documents, records of repair or mitigation costs, copies of insurance
policies, proof of loss statements from an insurer, information about the
mortgage and any liens on the home and information about Small Business
Administration loans. 
 
More than $9 billion will be available through the Louisiana Recovery
Authority.
Homeowners are eligible for up to $150,000, minus money received from
insurance.
More than 13,000 homeowners in St. Bernard Parish have applied to start the
process.