2016 Flood Recovery Update (2018)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-08-03
Duration: 00:05:29
Subjects: Floods, 2016 | Disaster response and recovery | Louisiana. Division of Administration. Office of Community Development | Restore Louisiana Task Force
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Forbes, Pat Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 3, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s in-studio interview with Pat Forbes, the executive director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development. He discusses the ongoing recovery efforts for the 2016 floods, including: the Restore Louisiana Task Force increasing the reimbursement rate from 50% to 100%; the status of the duplication of benefits issue impacting flood victims who received SBA loans; and the upcoming application deadline.