Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2018-01-05

Duration: 00:07:39

Subjects: Floods, 2016 | Disaster response and recovery | Restore Louisiana Task Force | Louisiana. Division of Administration. Office of Community Development

Contributors:

• Moreau, Andre Host
• Spires, Kelly Producer
• Forbes, Pat Interviewee

This segment from the January 5, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kelly Spires’ interview with Pat Forbes of the Office of Community Development. He discusses: the status of the recovery effort from the 2016 floods; the progress made by the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program; the process that homeowners must follow in order to receive funds from the program; and possible funding for mitigation projects. Host: Andre Moreau