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Monitoring Disaster Recovery in Louisiana.  Watchdog Moderator: Murray Wennerlund
Long term recovery is the responsibility of state leadership and state managed programs to assist the citizens recover from disasters. Watchdog group monitoring and holding local and state government accountable to the citizens they serve. Watchdog Disaster Recovery Monitoring for Louisiana Disaster Victims. - HUD CDBG-DR meets CDBG-MIT
Updates and news provided in part by Disaster Watchdog volunteers for the state of Louisiana and other sources. This is a live document page that changes often which links you to resources and reports specific to the state of Louisiana. We have a documented list of 2019 issues that are still being addressed. - Forced Mortgage Payoff
- Rescinded / Terminated awarded Grants
(July 31, 2019 and Dec. 9, 2019) - Solution 2 Labor Support
- Flood Damage Assessment differences
- Solution 1 Tier 1 Contractor Complaints
- Solution 1 Warranty Claims
- Homeowners Responsibility / Escrow / Recapture
- Unforeseen Costs for Repairs
- Interim Mortgage Assistance
- Elevation Grants / Cost Share
Louisiana Timeline -
08/13/16 August Technology showed heavy rains, high river levels and poor water flow. Never again will we question technology. -
08/15/16 August JBE-2016-65 Executive Order Executive order JBE-2016-65 Section 2 flawed. "There must be a mechanism for public input... and the opportunity to modify priorities and plans based on such input".
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09/19/16 September An email was sent out to 22 individuals thanking them for agreeing to be a member of the Restore LA Task Force. Thank you for agreeing to serve on the Governor's Restore Louisiana Task Force, which is charged with establishing short and long-term priorities in developing plans for recovery and redevelopment throughout the state of Louisiana as a result of the March and August flooding events. -
11/21/16 November Covering disasters (FEMA) DR-4277, DR-4263, DR-4272. Allocations under Pub. Law 114-223 of $437,800,000. -
01/18/17 January Covering disasters (FEMA) DR-4277, DR-4263 Allocations under Pub. Law 114-245 of $1,219,172,000. -
08/07/17 August Covering disasters (FEMA) DR-4277, DR-4263 Allocations under Pub. Law 115-31 of $51,435,000. -
8/9/17 August Adverse Financial Conditions force SBA to decline loans while state of Louisiana still counts the approved amount. -
07/12/2018 July To be declined a loan from the SBA you have to fail the FEMA pre-screening. -
07/14/18 July Datafeed may be providing inaccurate information that is penalizing homeowners thousands of dollars. -
7-18-2018 July OCD-DRU places 682 million of homeowners assistance "on hold" for SBA loan recipients. -
7-19-2018 July Louisiana Task Force members promise $683 to pay SBA loans only if Congressional SBA fix works. -
07/06/2019 July Public Law 115-123 signed into law Feb 9, 2018 helped 230 Louisiana Disaster Victims this week. -
07/15/2019 July Your state has policy published regarding how long they will wait for a response from you, 7 calendar days. -
07/17/2019 July Follow the HUD CDGB-DR dollars as they are handed over to State Government.
Articles
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The Restore Louisiana Homeowners Program RLHP offers a limited warranty on new construction and home repairs made by the Program contractor Solution 1 only.
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Full and Partial loan amounts by category: You must request from the SBA a breakdown of your loan. Structural repair or replacement of real estate and contents, non-structural.
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Questioning leaders and their roles when they touch our lives is what we Americans do. We typically dont say anything until it directly impacts our lives or or families lives. When it does we need to combine our voices to a single loud roar for change.
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HUD Guidance published June 2019 suggests state grantees may not have budgeted according HUD National Objectives. State agendas not serving the Low- to Moderate-income (LMI) communities may have limited funding to SBA DOB victims in higher income classes.
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Great Floods of 2016 Grantee Louisiana OCD-DRU Action Plan Amendment 12 is open for public comments. Public Comment Period: July 24th, 2019 until 5 p.m. August 6th, 2019 please find comment suggestions and comments you may use on issues impacting us all
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State of Louisiana OCD-DRU announces via Email, Phone call and Postal Mail to homeowners that their grants will be rescinded if they do not close on the grant award by July 31, 2019.
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State of Louisiana published Action Plan Amendment 12, the action plan required by HUD is to show proof the state will be assisting the Low to Moderate Income households as instructed by the Executive Branch Agency, Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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Follow the flow of American taxpayer dollars as it leaves the hands of Washington D.C. executive branch agency control for state government control and management to be used for disaster recovery programs per policy and procedure of HUD CDBG-DR programs.
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Our CTA refused to provide us with information to allow us to move forward in the program. I knew what we needed he refused to answer. We reported him to the state from the director to the Governor and nothing was done about it.
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Awarded and accepted a Restore LA grant? You must close out on that grant with all required documents by July 31, 2019 or your grant award will be revoked and your recovery will end without federal assistance as ordered by state director Patrick Forbes.
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