La. Gov. Edwards: HUD Approves Louisiana's Action Plan for $1.2 Billion in Flood Mitigation Funds
February 22, 2020
February 22, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the state's Action Plan for spending $1.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds, allowing Louisiana to move forward with an unprecedented opportunity to drastically reduce flood risk for communities throughout the state.
"HUD's approval of our plan confirms that Louisia . . .
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the state's Action Plan for spending $1.2 billion in Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds, allowing Louisiana to move forward with an unprecedented opportunity to drastically reduce flood risk for communities throughout the state.
"HUD's approval of our plan confirms that Louisia . . .