By Contributor on 8-5-2020 / About 1 minute 51 seconds read.

When you have no idea how to tell the upper income class that you will see no SBA repayment you come up with a plan that is so far outside the realm of HUD its 100 percent secured to fail the people they claim to be helping.

By Murray Wennerlund on 12-16-2018 / About 4 minutes 52 seconds read.

My neighbor came over banging on our door asking for me to read the 30 day notice to purchase flood insurance to cover the Programs costs or be deemed ineligible for HUD CDBG-DR Grants. This comes weeks and months after grants were awarded and signed.

By Murray Wennerlund on 11-21-2018 / About 7 minutes 51 seconds read.

Did the State of Louisiana OCD-DRU forget to inform homeowners and grant recipients the correct amount of NFIP Flood insurance to carry to cover Program Costs? Why did a 30 day notice go out just 30 days after the unannounced policy change of 10-5-2018?

By Murray Wennerlund on 11-21-2018 / About 9 minutes 31 seconds read.

State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Directors Response to unfair policy enforcement: "...completely incorrect information and statements not based in current law or policy...". Show related Federal Policy, after all, its hard to trust without transparency.

By Murray Wennerlund on 11-21-2018 / About 2 minutes 20 seconds read.

State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Directors Response to unfair policy enforcement: "...completely incorrect information and statements not based in current law or policy...". The letter that the state sent to flood victims is below. You have 30 days to comply.

By Murray Wennerlund on 11-14-2018 / About 3 minutes 52 seconds read.

Notice to provide proof of insurance letters have been sent out to all Restore Homeowner Applicants eligible for Restore Louisiana HUD CDBG-DR Grant funds.

By Contributor on 8-13-2018 / About 3 minutes 16 seconds read.

Two years after the flood we have foundations cracking due to erosion, wood buckled and warped, joists and beams bent and split. Old wood has never been perfect after it's been soaked for days and dried slowly for months.

By Contributor on 8-12-2018 / About 2 minutes 15 seconds read.

According to Governor Edwards Executive Order JBE-2016-65 the Task Force has to setup a method for the public to offer input and to allow them to make policy based on such input.

By Contributor on 8-9-2018 / About 6 minutes 0 seconds read.

The State office of Community Development director Patrick Forbes denies flood victims HUD CDBG-DR Funds and adds SBA Loans that the SBA has Declined because of Adverse reasons. State demands Homeowners provide SBA details of the Adverse condition.

By Contributor on 8-8-2018 / About 6 minutes 25 seconds read.

Not only does the Director of the State of Louisiana OCD-DRU Patrick Forbes state that it will take HUD Guidance or Congress to pass law. He goes deeper into what he will spend it on if the $682 million isn't used for the SBA Fix. This was in APA 9 .