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Louisiana Seeks to Use Hurricane Recovery Money for Pre-K Program

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration wants to shift $20 million in hurricane recovery dollars for hurricanes Gustav and Ike to fill in budget gaps in the state’s free preschool program for at-risk students. The proposal, which requires approval from the U.S. …

Tiny Gulf Coast Town Struggling with Ike Recovery

Every spring, Karen Littlejohn boxes up her family’s winter clothes in their FEMA trailer, shuttles them to a tiny, dank room at church, places them beside the other contents of her life, and thinks, “Next winter we’ll have a house. …

Federal Disaster Audit Recommends Texas Repay $9M

A federal audit has recommended that Texas repay $9 million in alleged overcharges related to administration of hurricane recovery funds. Hurricanes Dolly and Ike hit Texas in 2008. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made $1.4 billion …

50 Homes Added to Louisiana Hurricane Repair Program

Fifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, whose houses were damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Times-Picayune reports the parish council awarded the additional work to …