$7.5-Billion Housing Plan Unveiled for State
Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco outlined a $7.5-billion rebuilding, relocation and buyout plan for residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by last year’s hurricanes.
It is the state’s first comprehensive housing proposal since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in August, followed a month later by Hurricane Rita.
“In the not-too-distant future, I predict the sounds of hammers and saws will be ringing through all of our communities as our homes are rebuilt,” Blanco said in Lake Charles.
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