[StBernard] Walter Leger Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Tue Feb 6 22:35:41 EST 2007


Walter Leger Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. - LRA Board Member and Housing Task Force Chair Walter Leger testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee today about housing reconstruction efforts in Louisiana after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The hearing focused on the loss of affordable rental housing units in the Gulf Coast as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and examined the critical role that the availability of affordable rental housing to working families has on efforts to rebuild areas devastated by Katrina and Rita and restore the local economy.

* To download a copy of Leger's testimony, click here <http://lra.louisiana.gov/assets/congress/LegerTestimonyFinancialServices020607.pdf> .

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated South Louisiana, claiming 1,464 lives, destroying more than 200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses. 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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