Freedom of Information Request Comment, summary, brief or letter from any federal department or agency to include the President of the United State of America, HUD, OMB, FEMA and SBA in reference to the letter dated Oct. 5, 2018 from Gov. Edwards.

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Date 11-15-2018

Request a copy of any reply, comment, summary, brief or letter from any federal department or agency to include the President of the United State of America, HUD, Office of Budget and Management, FEMA and the SBA related to or in reference to the letter Governor John Bel Edwards wrote Oct. 5, 2018 "Gov. Edwards Submits Waiver Request to President Trump for SBA Duplication of Benefits Fix" linked here "Edwards Letter to President Waiver Request".

RE: 42 U.S.C. 5155(b)(4) Waiver Request

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Date 11-21-2018

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No inspection from FEMA? Registered and reported Minor Damage but able to live in my home? Only Remote Telephone Inspection? Home Repair Funds less than actual repairs?

#454 published 12-27-2022 updated 3-4-2023 1 min. 9 seconds read, search group Inspection.

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For some households, the information I provide helps them get back in their homes. Others I've had a hand in helping them recovery from some of their disaster debt burden. In any case, when you use the information I provide and it's helpful and makes you more successful with your disaster rebuild or new construction then feel free to contribute what you can and when you can. It helps with the hours of unpaid research and reading.

If your manufactured home was damaged or developed unhealthy living conditions after a declared disaster due to the disaster can I receive a grant to replace my mobile home?

#443 published 1-23-2023 updated 3-4-2023 1 min. 26 seconds read, search group Manufactured Home.

Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program will provide assistance to homeowners who need to demolish and reconstruct their disaster damaged home.

#449 published 1-14-2023 26 seconds read, search group Damage.

How to use our Research Based Learning pages to better understand a subject, to collect the missing pieces of the puzzle, to start a research project or to close out your research project. Resources published here are parts or segments of..

#1 published 12-30-2018 updated 12-12-2020 1 min. 55 seconds read, search group HowToResearch.

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#241 published 4-23-2020 1 min. 9 seconds read, search group PSA.

SBA Updates data processed from research between 11-2019 and 12-2019

#183 published 1-18-2020 3 min. 25 seconds read, search group SBALoans.

CDBG DR Award calculation letter determination on the eligibility of your grant.

#182 published 12-26-2019 2 min. 42 seconds read, search group GrantAwardLetter.

State of Louisiana Restore LA Program managed by the OCD-DRU says it will not pay interest on SBA loans.

#181 published 12-15-2019 2 min. 40 seconds read, search group HUDGuidance.

Understanding your SBA Phase and following the HUD disbursements of funds to pay off or pay down your SBA loan

#180 published 12-10-2019 3 min. 34 seconds read, search group SBA.

Federal Disaster Assistance

When you are navigating the federal disaster assistance agencies your first stop should be to the TruckAndTools.Com Disaster Resources. Every disaster agency uses the same process but not every disaster agency follows strict policy and guidance. Don't go into your disaster recovery with blind trust of your federal and state agencies that are leading the push to get you sheltered and out of the program.

Questions for Congressman Graves Live Facebook event 12-5-2019

#179 published 12-5-2019 4 min. 24 seconds read, search group Transparency.

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General Contractors and Residential Builders are missing out on $157.25 to $168.00 sqft builds!

By Murray Wennerlund 9-29-2023

General Contractors snubbed 2016 flood victims when asked to construction new homes at 108/sf. Today the same builders are not responding to 157.25 plus per sqft, why?

SBA loan payoff with HUD Grants ends Oct. 5, 2023. File final award of subsidized loan assistance for DRRA.

By Murray Wennerlund 9-28-2023

The ability to reimburse SBA disaster loans with HUD CDBG-DR Grants to homeowners will no longer be allowable because the DRRA loan exception sunsets on October 5, 2023.

Is your general contractor and builder following HUD minimum housing standards to build your new home?

By Murray Wennerlund 9-26-2023

HUD housing actually publishes standards they expect builders to follow. Is your custom home builder offering the basic construction requirements that HUD housing builders have to follow on top of your normal IRC codes and local municipality policy.