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Mayor Mitch Landrieu provides status update on winter storm impacting New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged citizens to remain vigilant and, if possible, stay off roadways and remain in their homes as a winter storm brings freezing, dangerous conditions to the New Orle...
Cassidy Expresses Disappointment in Obama’s Opposition to Flood Insurance Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. commented on the President’s opposition to the Menendez-Isakson Homeowner Flood Insurance Flood Affordability Act. Dr. Cassidy is an original co-sponsor ...
Mayor Landrieu and NORA announce Façade RENEW program for commercial buildings in four targeted...
NEW ORLEANS - January 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) announced the launch of NORA’s Façade RENEW Program, a grant program designed to incentivize commercial property and ...
Mayor Landrieu, Stirling Properties and JCH Development celebrate the start of construction of $24.4...
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined representatives from Stirling Properties and JCH Development, and local officials to celebrate the start of construction on Magnolia Marketplace, a $24.4 millio...
Mayor Landrieu, Stirling Properties to celebrate the start of construction of $24.4 million Magnolia...
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- TOMORROW, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join representatives from Stirling Properties and JCH Development and councilmembers to celebrate the start of construction on Magnolia Marketplace. The $24.4 ...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. All citizens should take approp...
New Orleans Mayor Landrieu joins Wells Fargo, NeighborWorks America and Hope Enterprise to announce...
NEW ORLEANS - January 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wells Fargo, NeighborWorks America® and Hope Enterprise Corporation today joined Mayor Mitch Landrieu to announce the New Orleans NeighborhoodLIFT® program, an initiative offering $5.15 million from...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Sunday, January 5, and Monday, January 6, 2014. All citi...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Friday, January 3, 2014. All citizens should take appropr...
New Orleans 2014 property tax bills available on nola.gov
NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the City announced that 2014 property tax bill images are available on the City’s website and paper bills are being mailed to all Orleans Parish property owners beginning today, Decembe...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, 2013. ...
Commissioner Donelon Reminds Property Insurance Policyholders of Deadline to Claim 2009 Citizens Rebates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon held a press conference this morning to announce a milestone reached by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) and also reminded propert...
City Of New Orleans to auction five properties
NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, December 13, 2013, the City of New Orleans will auction five City-owned properties in the City Hall Council Chambers at 10:00 a.m. The Department of Property Management through the Div...
Sen. Landrieu, Mayor Landrieu Announce $5.4M in Disaster Recovery Grants for New Orleans
WASHINGTON - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu today announced $5.4 million in FEMA Public Assistance Gra...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Wednesday, November 27 and Thursday, November 28, 2013....
Cassidy Statement on Financial Services Hearing on NFIP
WASHINGTON - November 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at the request of Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. and members of the Congressional Home Protection Caucus, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on the National Flood Insurance ...
Landrieu Announces $5.6M Disaster Grant for Milne Home for Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced $5.6 million to reconstruct a residential building at the Alexander Miln...
City of New Orleans to auction five properties
NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, December 13, the City of New Orleans will auction five City-owned properties in the City Hall Council Chambers at 10:00 a.m. The Department of Property Management through the Division...
City’s “soft second” mortgage homebuyer assistance initiative passes halfway point milestone
NEW ORLEANS, LA - November 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced that the City of New Orleans’ $52.3 million “soft second” mortgage homebuyer assistance initiative’ Direct Homebuyer Assistance Program has now issue...
Mayor Landrieu, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan commemorate ground breaking of Iberville Housing Redevelopment and...
NEW ORLEANS, LA - October 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was joined by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), and City and State officials to commemorate the ground breaking of ...
Mayor Landrieu to participate in Iberville Redevelopment groundbreaking
NEW ORLEANS, LA - October 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, along with Federal, state and local officials, will participate in a groundbreaking for the redevelopment of the Iberville Housing Development.
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Ruston, La. Public Housing Authority Alleging Race Discrimination in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Housing Authority for the City of Ruston, La., has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against ...
Landrieu to Chamber: Join Our Fight to Make Flood Insurance Affordable for Homeowners, Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., met with representatives of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss the importance of fixing the flawed Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ...
Governor Jindal and IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold Break Ground on New 800-Job...
BATON ROUGE - September 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold joined other leaders to break ground on the $55 million urban development in downtown Baton Rouge that will be home to the ...
City announces final community meetings on Livable Claiborne Corridor Study
NEW ORLEANS, LA - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the City of New Orleans and the planning team for the Livable Claiborne Communities Revitalization Study announced the final round of community meetings to discuss the projected impacts ...
Governor Jindal Announces $395,000 Loan for Hornbeck Infrastructure Improvements
HORNBECK - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that the City of Hornbeck has been approved for a $395,000 loan for water system infrastructure improvements from the state Department of Environmental Quality C...
Governor Jindal Announces $1.01 Million Loan for Mansura Infrastructure Improvements
MANSURA - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that the Town of Mansura has been approved for a $1.01 million loan for water system infrastructure improvements from the state Department of Environmental Qualit...
South Market District to break ground on Phase 1 of mixed-use transit oriented development...
NEW ORLEANS, LA - September 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- TOMORROW, September 16, 2013, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City and State officials will join The Domain Companies for a ground breaking ceremony on the first phase of the South Market District mixed-...
Boustany Fights to Keep Flood Insurance Rates Affordable for South Louisiana
Washington, DC - September 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) issued the following statement after supporting legislation H.R. 3013, the Home Protection Act of 2013, seeking to keep flood insu...
City of New Orleans will hold online tax title sale
NEW ORLEANS, LA - September 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the City announced it will hold an online tax title sale as part of its continuing efforts to collect delinquent real estate taxes. The online auction will take place September 10-12, 201...