You know, it's not like I want my politicians to be lying scumbag wheeler dealers...but do you really think Edwin or Huey or Uncle Earl would leave this many federal dollars unspent?
More than one-third of the $13.4 billion in federal block grant aid given to Louisiana after hurricanes Katrina and Rita remains unspent, according to information provided Tuesday to the state's hurricane recovery panel...
Most of the money was set aside for homeowner aid, but some was targeted for business loans and grants, rental property repair, work force training, college education and research programs, and state and local building repairs. Then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco's administration designed the programs, many of which are continuing under Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration.
Some of the programs have been bogged down in bureaucracy, have requirements of upfront spending to be reimbursed, or haven't attracted a lot of interest.
Um, I'm sure LOTS of people would be interested, provided they weren't required to jump through an endless series of hoops (see Home, Road.)
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