Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Office of Community Development announced that homeowners impacted by Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Ida and the May 2021 severe storms have until August 1 to complete the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program survey. Homeowners must submit a survey by the deadline in order to be considered for recovery assistance from the program.
The program has offered more than $266.2 million in funding to over 3,310 eligible homeowners since its launch in February 2022.
The survey can be completed at restore.la.gov.
The Restore Louisiana program is a federally funded, state-administered program providing grant funding to homeowners affected by Hurricanes Laura, Delta and Ida and the May 2021 severe storms to help with home repair, reconstruction and/or reimbursement for completed repairs.
All affected homeowners are encouraged to complete the brief survey by Aug. 1, even if they do not believe they will qualify for assistance or have already completed their repairs. Homeowners who have previously submitted a program survey do not need to submit another one.
After completing the survey, the program will invite homeowners who meet program-phasing criteria to submit a full application after an environmental review is completed on the property.
To be eligible for program assistance, homeowners must meet the following requirements:
- Homeowner owned and occupied the home at the time of disaster and maintains ownership through the program’s final project inspection;
- Damaged address was the applicant’s primary residence at the time of disaster and is located in one of the 47 disaster-declared parishes; and
- Home must be an eligible structural type as determined by the program, including single-family homes, owner-occupied duplexes, mobile homes and condominiums.
The program also expanded the criteria for homeowners to qualify for assistance, lowering the FEMA-determined damage threshold to $3,000 from $5,000 and raising the allowable maximum of insurance proceeds received to $50,000 from $25,000, allowing the program to serve more homeowners.
Source: Office of Gov. John Bel Edwards
Photo: In this Aug. 27, 2020 file photo, buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, La.
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