HUD Archives: Louisiana News Releases

Bush Administration Announces Nearly $7.8 Million in Housing and Community Development Funds for
Jefferson Parish (09/26/2002)
Bush Administration Announces Nearly $3.5 Million in Housing and Community Development Funds for
Layayette Parish (09/26/2002)
Bush Administration Announces $165,126 in Affordable Housing Funds for the Chitimacha, Louisiana Housing Authority (05/14/2003)
Bush Administration Announces $104,129 in Affordable Housing Funds for the Jena Band of Choctaw in
Louisiana (05/14/2003)
Bush Administration Delivers $1.3 Million in Community Development and Housing Funds for Alexandria,
Louisiana (05/28/2003)
Martinez Announces $147 Million to Protect Children and Families From Dangerous Lead and Other Home
Health and Safety Hazards (10/02/2003)
Bush Administration Delivers $2.9 Million in Community Development and Housing Funds for Lafayette City
Parish, Louisiana (10/03/2003)
HUD Awards $7.4 Million in Community Development Grants to 14 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (10/07/2003)
HUD Awards Over $30 Million in Service Coordinator Grants to Help the Elderly and People With Disabilities Continue to Live Independently at Home in HUD-Assisted Housing (12/12/2003)
Bush Administration Announces Record $1.27 Billion to Help Hundreds of Thousands of Homeless Individuals
and Families (12/19/2003)
Bush Administration Awards $80,000 in Fair Housing Grants to Continue Fight Against Housing Bias in New Orleans, Louisiana (01/13/2004)
HUD Can Save Businesses Millions in Taxes (03/23/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $633,000 to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing in Bossier City, LA (05/20/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $571,028 in Affordable Housing Funds for Three Native American Communities
in Louisiana (05/20/2004)
HUD Secretary Jackson Announces More Than $2.4 Million in Downpayment Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers in Louisiana (06/02/2004)
HUD Awards $8.1 Million Hope VI Grant to New Orleans to Transform Fischer Public Housing, Help Residents (06/03/2004)
HUD Awards $2.4 Million Hope VI Grant to Shreveport to Demolish Distressed Public Housing at Naomi Jackson Heights (06/03/2004)
Bush Administration Awards $300,000 to Boost Economic Development and Housing in Rural Louisiana (07/15/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $6.5 Million to Stimulate Economic Development and Housing in Shreveport
and Monroe (08/20/2004)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $14 Million for Housing for Very Low-Income Elderly and People
With Disabilities in Louisiana (10/27/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $43.7 Million in Housing Counseling Grants for Low Income Families
(11/02/2004)
Baton Rouge, Tallulah and Bogalusa Receive $1.2 Million in HUD Grants for Youth Skills and Leadership Training (12/13/2004)
Bush Administration Announces $25 Million to Help Homeless Individuals and Families in Louisiana (01/25/2005)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $10 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People With Disabilities in Louisiana (01/11/2006)
HUD Announces $1.2 Million to Three Louisiana Programs – Dozens of Young People to Get a New Start in Life (01/24/2006)
Bush Administration Awards $161,000 to Help the Elderly and People With Disabilities in Lafayette Continue to Live Independently at Home (01/26/2006)
HUD Announces Nearly $25 Million in 'Sweat Equity' Grants to Help Families Build Their Own American Dream (02/23/2006)
Bush Administration Awards $4.6 Million in Grants to Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities in New Orleans and Baton Rouge (09/15/2006)
Jackson Announces $400,000 Grant to Bogalusa to Give At-Risk Young People Careers Building Affordable Housing (12/04/2006)
HUD Awards More Than $25 Million in Grants to Homeless Programs Throughout Louisiana (02/20/2007)
HUD Announces Over $1 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Alexandria (06/19/2007)
HUD Announces $1.72 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Houma-Terrebonne (06/19/2007)
HUD Announces Over $25 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in New Orleans (06/19/2007)
HUD Announces $418,000 for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Slidell and Thibodaux (07/17/2007)
Ferriday and Tallulah Receive $643,000 in Grants From HUD for Affordable Housing and Economic Development (09/21/2007)
Jefferson Parish Receives $49,000 Housing Counseling Grant (10/05/2007)
New Orleans Receives $804,000 in HIV/AIDS Housing Aid (10/11/2007)
HUD Awards $99,000 to Help Shreveport’s Elderly Continue to Live Independently at Home (10/11/2007)
Bush Administration Announces More Than $16.2 Million to Help Very Low-Income Elderly and People With Disabilities in Louisiana (10/30/2007)
HUD Awards $496,000 to Help Individuals Find Jobs in Louisiana (12/14/2007)
Bush Administration Announces Support for Homeless Programs in Louisiana (12/21/2007)
Samuel J. Green Charter School in New Orleans to Join HUD in Celebrating First-Ever "Fair Housing Education
in America" Day on April 16 (04/15/2008)
HUD Awards Kenner Housing Authority $1.1 Million to Provide Permanent Housing for 140 Homeless Veterans
in New Orleans Area (05/06/2008)
HUD Awards Diocese of Lafayette in Basile $78,000 to Help Develop Housing for Very Low-Income Elderly in Louisiana (07/09/2008)
HUD to Unveil "Healthy Homes for Healthy Kids Campaign" in New Orleans at Satchmo Summerfest
(08/01/2008)
HUD Awards Crowley, Tallulah and Houma $900,000 for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Rural Areas (09/05/2008)
HUD Searching for 1,200 Katrina Evacuee Households From Six Louisiana Apartment Complexes Who Are Eligible to Receive Permanent Housing Vouchers (09/09/2008)
HUD Awards $700,000 to Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge for Community Development (09/12/2008)
HUD Encourages Texas and Louisiana Landlords to List Vacancies in the National Housing Locator System to
Help Displaced Families (09/30/2008)
HUD Seeking to Contact 375 Households Eligible for Housing Vouchers (12/01/2008)
HUD Approves Neighborhood Stabilization Plans From State of Louisiana and New Orleans (01/07/2009)
HUD Awards $221,000 in Grants to Help Low-Income Louisiana Families With Section 8 Vouchers Get Job
Training and Employment (01/08/2009)
HUD Approves Baton Rouge’s $2.3 Million Neighborhood Stabilization Plan (02/09/2009)
HUD Announces More Than $7 Million to Help House Very Low-Income Elderly and People With Disabilities in Louisiana (02/10/2009)
Obama Administration Awards $31.3 Million in Grants to More Than 140 Homeless Programs in Louisiana (02/19/2009)
HUD Allocates More Than $176 Million of Recovery Act Funding to Louisiana One Week After Bill Signing (02/27/2009)
HUD Speeds $72 Million to Louisiana Public Housing Authorities to Improve Housing (03/26/2009)
Time Running Out for Hurricane Ike/Gustav Families to Get Disaster Housing Assistance (05/21/2009)
HUD Announces $620 Million in Disaster Assistance to Louisiana (06/10/2009)
HUD Announces $34.6 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Louisiana (08/04/2009)
HUD Awards $542,000 for Affordable Housing and Economic Development in Rural Louisiana (09/03/2009)
HUD Announces $7.9 Million Recovery Act Grant to Alexandria Housing Authority to Create Green Public
Housing (09/18/2009)
HUD Announces $135,000 in Housing Counseling Grants to Four Housing Counseling Organizations in Louisiana (10/15/2009)
HUD Announces $13.4 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Louisiana (10/15/2009)
HUD Announces $6.8 Million for Affordable Housing and Community Development in Jefferson Parish and Kenner (10/30/2009)
Obama Administration Awards $25,802,200 in Homeless Grants Throughout Louisiana (12/23/2009)
HUD Awards $150,000 in Grants to New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and Shreveport Housing Authorities to Help Public Housing Residents Obtain Jobs, Economic Independence (01/12/2010)
HUD Announces $29.7 Million Recovery Act Neighborhood Stabilization Grant to City Of New Orleans (01/15/2010)
HUD Awards $375,000 to New Orleans to Fight Housing Discrimination (01/27/2010)
HUD, FEMA Extend Disaster Housing Assistance Program for Families Displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav (02/04/2010)
Public Housing Authorities in Louisiana Meet Critical Recovery Act Deadline, Create 253 Jobs and Rehab 1,291 Homes for Low-Income Families (03/24/2010)
HUD Awards $916,000 to 15 Louisiana Public Housing Authorities to Protect Rental Assistance Vouchers (04/16/2010)
HUD Announces $85 Million for Community Development and Affordable Housing in Louisiana (04/21/2010)
HUD Awards Over $800,000 to New Orleans HIV-AIDS Housing Program (06/29/2010)
HUD Secretary Donovan Announces $1,633,202 in Homeless Aid to Louisiana (07/07/2010)
Obama Administration Announces More Than $2.9 Million to Help Louisiana's Very Low-Income Elderly and Persons With Disabilities (07/12/2010)
HUD Announces $450,403 in Community Development and Affordable Housing in Louisiana (07/14/2010)
HUD Regional Administrator Babers Announces That 39 Affordable Homes in Louisiana Will Become More
Energy Efficient as a Result of $189,975 Recovery Act Green Retrofit Awards (08/19/2010)
HUD Awards $32.5 Million to Help Louisiana Reduce Damages From Future Disasters (08/26/2010)
Obama Administration Awards Additional $5,000,000 to Stabilize Louisiana Neighborhoods Hard-Hit by Foreclosure (09/08/2010)
HUD Awards Over $100,000 to the Lake Charles Housing Authority to Support Emergency, Safety and
Security Needs in Public Housing (09/22/2010)
HUD Awards $1 Million to Promote Minority Contracting Opportunities in New Orleans (09/23/2010)
HUD to Provide Permanent Housing to Ten Homeless Veterans in Kenner, Louisiana (09/28/2010)
HUD Announces Additional Support to Help Louisiana Homeowners Struggling With Unemployment and Facing Foreclosure (10/07/2010)
HUD Announces $21 Million to Louisiana for Community Development and Affordable Housing (10/13/2010)
HUD and DOT Award $2 Million to Create Sustainable, Livable Communities in New Orleans (10/20/2010)
HUD Announces That Recovery Act Funding has Prevented or Ended Homelessness for Nearly 8500 in
Louisiana to Date (12/14/2010)
HUD Funding Critical to Support More Than 500 Counseling Agencies Nationwide - 8 Louisiana Grantees
Receive $325,648 (12/23/2010)