[StBernard] Walter Leger to Testify Before U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommitt

[Westley Annis]

TOMORROW: Walter Leger to Testify Before U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

WHAT: The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity will hold a field hearing titled "Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis in the Gulf Region Post Katrina: Why no progress and what are the obstacles to success?" 

The Committee will hear testimony from federal, state, and local officials about housing reconstruction efforts in Louisiana after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

WHO: Walter Leger will testify on behalf of the Louisiana Recovery Authority Board of Directors. 

Leger will address the progress of recovery, the challenges that remain and specific policy recommendations to improve the pace and efficiency of recovery efforts. 

WHEN: 2 p.m. CT, Thursday, February 22, 2007

WHERE: Lawless Memorial Chapel, Dillard University
2601 Gentilly Blvd
New Orleans, LA

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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