The Louisiana Road Home Program: Federal Aid for State Disaster Housing Assistance Programs

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This report discusses disaster-related funding programs in the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, such as the homeowner's assistance program (HAP) under the state-level Road Home recovery initiative, funded in part by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in December 2005 and November 2007. The report covers the requirements to receive assistance, to what amount, and insurance penalty deductions under the Louisiana Homeowners Assistance Program, as well as the funding levels, projection differentials, and use of data for the Road Home program, the use of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds … continued below

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Love, Natalie P. March 10, 2008.

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This report discusses disaster-related funding programs in the state of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, such as the homeowner's assistance program (HAP) under the state-level Road Home recovery initiative, funded in part by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in December 2005 and November 2007. The report covers the requirements to receive assistance, to what amount, and insurance penalty deductions under the Louisiana Homeowners Assistance Program, as well as the funding levels, projection differentials, and use of data for the Road Home program, the use of Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), redundancy in disaster inspections, and the cost and availability of hazard insurance.

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Love, Natalie P. The Louisiana Road Home Program: Federal Aid for State Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, report, March 10, 2008; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc810334/: accessed May 21, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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