Louisiana

Rebuilding Issues

Know Your Rights

• About Disaster Recovery Center Locations and DRC Locator

  Use this tool to find a Disaster Recovery Center near you. Content Detail

  By:

  FEMA

• AUDIO PRESENTATION: AVOID CONTRACTOR FRAUD

  Tips for working with contractors to repair your home. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office, including information about applying for help online)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Disaster Assistance Programs for Families

  Information and resources about disaster help for farmers, from the United States Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency. Content Detail

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  USDA - Farm Service Agency

• Disaster Checklists

  Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes. Content Detail

  By:

  Mid-Missouri Legal Services

• Disaster Related Fraud Information

  About price gouging, charity fraud, home repair scams, and more. Content Detail

  By:

  Louisiana Attorney General

• Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc.

  FLAG is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land. Content Detail

• FEMA -- Applicant's Guide to the Individuals & Households Program

  See this FEMA guide to getting help after a disaster. Content Detail

  By:

  FEMA

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Korean / 한국어

• Free or Low-Cost Rebuilding Help

  Some organizations offer people free construction material, volunteer labor or other rebuilding help. Here is a list of places that may be able to help people rehabilitate or rebuild damaged or destroyed homes. Content Detail

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  GNOInfo.com (formerly LouisianaRebuilds.info)

• GNOInfo.com (formerly Louisiana Rebuilds)

  Community resources and information. Content Detail

• Hiring a Contractor

  Booklet with information about how to hire a home repair contractor to help avoid problems. Read More

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  FTC -- Federal Trade Commission

• Home Repair Advice after Flooding (2016)

  See this information about how to avoid problems when repairing your home after a flood. Read More

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  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• HUD Housing Resources

  Gateway to HUD legal information and self-help. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Important Information about Flooding -- Louisiana Department of Insurance

  " If your home has been affected by flooding and is part of an area declared a federal disaster area, there is help available. You can call 800-621-3362 or go to www.disasterassistance.gov and enter your home or business address to find out if your area has been declared a federal disaster area." See the linked-to resource for more information and other links to helpful resources. Read More

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  Louisiana Department of Insurance

• LOUISIANA DISASTER ASSISTANCE

  Go to this site for information and resources. This is a government site about disasters. The site has information to help people get ready for a disaster, stay safe during a disaster and recover from a disaster. There is also information about where to get help. From the site: The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) serves as the Governor's Authorized Representative for disaster events and is responsible for coordinating resources for state and local governments, private non-profits and our Louisiana citizenry. Content Detail

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  STATE OF LOUISIANA