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THE ROAD HOME PROGRAM HOSTS AN OPEN HOUSE IN ATLANTA     
                   

BATON ROUGE, LA, March 7, 2007 - The Road Home program will host an Open House on March 17 to introduce the Atlanta Mobile Housing Assistance Center. This mobile housing center will open for appointments on March 19 and will operate through March 28.

The center will be located at the Holiday Inn Select/Atlanta Capitol Conference Center, 450 Capitol Ave. Homeowners are encouraged to visit the Open House to meet with Road Home staff, tour the facility and receive more details about the application and closing process.

“We are making every effort to reach all eligible homeowners and ensure that they can move through the system as quickly as possible,” said Michael Taylor, director of the Disaster Recovery Unit, Office of Community Development. “It’s vitally important that Louisiana homeowners who are living in the Atlanta area call the program to file their applications and make an appointment at the Atlanta center.”

Louisiana residents currently residing in the Atlanta area or other parts of Georgia who have applied to the program but have not yet scheduled their appointments may do so by calling 1.888.ROAD.2.LA and choosing prompt #4. Homeowners who have made appointments at a Louisiana Center have the option to reschedule those appointments at the Atlanta location by also calling that number.

What:              Road Home Mobile Housing Assistance Center Opening in Atlanta

When:             March 17 – 2 -6 p.m.

Where:            Holiday Inn Select/Atlanta Capitol Conference Center
                         450 Capitol Ave., Atlanta 30312

The Road Home program is designed to help residents of Louisiana affected by hurricanes Katrina or Rita get back into their homes as quickly and fairly as possible.  This groundbreaking program represents the largest single housing recovery program in U.S. history. Working together, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, the Louisiana Recovery Authority and the Office of Community Development created The Road Home program with the approval of the Louisiana Legislature. The program affords eligible homeowners up to $150,000 in compensation for their losses to get back into their homes.

To start your application to The Road Home program, visit www.road2LA.org or call 1.888.ROAD.2.LA (1.888.762.3252). TTY callers use 711 relay or 1.800.846.5277.

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