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  • Local single moms organization uses national grant to support more single mothers Play Video

    April 3, 2022 12:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Life of a Single Mom organization is using funds from a national grant to support single moms. Nicole Rosas joined The Life of a Single Mom about 10 years ago. “I thought it was just a bunch of single moms, like bashing their exes,... more »
  • Entergy establishes relief fund for customers amid COVID-19 outbreak

    March 23, 2020 10:27 PM

    NEW ORLEANS- In an effort to help working families that are experiencing financial hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has established the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. "During this challenging time, we are helping lessen the impact of this crisis on the most vulnerable... more »
  • Restore Louisiana holds event for Ascension Parish flood victims Play Video

    January 25, 2018 8:47 PM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - Many continue to recover from the floods of 2016. Some are still looking for answers. Restore Louisiana assisted those people Thursday at a homeowner outreach event in Ascension Parish. The event was supposed to start at 2 p.m., but anxious homeowners strolled in all afternoon. "I'm... more »
  • Entergy presents flood recovery grants to Salvation Army, St. Bernard Project

    March 7, 2017 5:29 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Entergy presented grants, totaling $225,000, to the Salvation Army and the St. Bernard Project in efforts to help the community recover from the August flood. The grants were presented to the Salvation Army and the St. Bernard Project, which helps to rebuild damaged homes and buildings.... more »
  • Baker schools and BR to receive more than $6 million in flood recovery grants

    December 5, 2016 5:21 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The City of Baton Rouge and the Baker School System will receive more than $6 million in grants for flood recovery. Representative Cedric Richmond announced the availability of the federal funds on Monday afternoon. The Baker School System will receive $3.9 million for cleaning, damage... more »
  • Fund awards $350K in grants to small businesses recovering from flood

    September 12, 2016 5:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Small Business Rebirth Fund has awarded $350,000 in grants to 57 small businesses impacted by last month's flooding. Within the first week alone, the grant program awarded received more than 600 applicants. Some grant recipients specified that they would use the funding to pay employees... more »
  • Officials advise applicants not to splurge their disaster assistance grants

    August 31, 2016 2:07 PM

    BATON ROUGE – State and federal officials are advising flood applicants who have received disaster assistance grants or loans to resist the urge to splurge and make smart decisions with their recovery funds. With more than $202 million in assistance already granted to applicants, officials remind that assistance is... more »
  • $6.2 million awarded to Livingston and 2 other parishes for flood protection

    May 26, 2016 12:11 PM

    WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator David Vitter announced that FEMA will be awarding more than $6 million in grants to fund multiple safe room, drainage and acquisition projects for flood protection and hurricane preparedness in Livingston, Lafayette and Calcasieu parishes. Livingston Parish will receive $1,013,941 for safe room development projects, while Calcasieu... more »
  • BR to receive $11.4 million in grants to fight homelessness

    May 2, 2016 1:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a total of more than $16 million to 36 homeless housing and service programs across the state. $11.4 million of the funding will go to projects in the Baton Rouge area, according to HUD with the... more »
  • FEMA awards over $10 million in grants to La. for disaster preparedness

    March 14, 2016 3:43 PM

    WASHINGTON - Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., M.D. (R- Lafayette) announced that FEMA has awarded the state of Louisiana two grants for disaster preparedness worth a combined $10,357,122. One grant, the Storm Water Mitigation Project for Pontilly (Ponchartrain Park and Gentilly), provides $5, 350,000 in funding for drainage improvements that will... more »

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