PUTTING ALL THE PARTS TOGETHER

Meyer's Auto Parts , New Orleans 10/2006
all reproduction rights reserved William Greiner

Talk about an understatement - ON A SLOW ROAD *, is the title of a Times-Picayune article in today’s newspaper! It was reported that $7.5 BILLION dollars has been set aside , by the Federal Government, to help homeowners hit by Katrina to rebuild. The article states that of that $7.5 BILLION, approximately $693,215 has been distributed through the State of Louisiana’s Road Home program. There are 77,281 homeowners who have applied for funds and from that 77,281 , only 18 homeowners have received funding!

* By Gwen Filosa, Staff Writer , The Times Picayune 11-5-06