Description: Explore Louisiana Land Trust's disaster recovery efforts through property acquisition and management. Collaborating with the Louisiana State Office of Community Development, LLT leads initiatives like the Restore Louisiana Solution 4 Buyout Program. Discover how they assist storm victims with housing relocation and repurpose properties for greenspace to mitigate future damage.
ABOUT US The Louisiana Land Trust (LLT) is a nonprofit organization initially formed in 2006 to acquire and manage properties that were purchased on behalf of the State of Louisiana under the Road Home Program as part of the ongoing recovery effort from damage caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. LLT is currently implementing multiple disaster recovery and mitigation projects for the State of Louisiana Office of Community Development – Disaster Recovery Unit.
The Louisiana Land Trust is currently implementing multiple disaster recovery and mitigation projects on behalf of the Louisiana State Office of Community Development - Disaster Recovery Unit. The list of projects includes the Restore Louisiana Solution 4 Buyout Program, the Isle De Jean Charles and Pecan Acres Resettlement Programs, and the Statewide Mitigation Buyout Program. All of these programs are funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with the goals of supporting past storm victims
The Louisiana Road Home Housing Corporation Act became effective on June 29, 2006, under Senate Bill No. 445. This Act authorized the formation of a nonprofit corporation whose mission is “to finance, own, lease as lessee or lessor, sell, exchange, donate or otherwise hold or transfer a property interest in housing stock damaged by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.” This Act enabled the Road Home Corporation (doing business as the Louisiana Land Trust) to be established with broad powers to receive and d