Cajundome must repay FEMA

[ThePhilosopher04]

Source: Baton Rouge Advocate

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked the Cajundome to repay $1 million that had been reimbursed to the facility for its use as a shelter during the 2005 hurricanes.

Cajundome Director Greg Davis said Friday that the news FEMA wanted the money back came with a denial of an appeal he had made to the agency for more money...

Davis and state officials have said they were informed in a September 2005 meeting with FEMA officials that the Cajundome would be treated as a contractor and reimbursed for usage fees.

According to the denial letter, FEMA officials explained that only privately owned facilities are eligible for the lease or rental payments for sheltering operations.



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Another example of the people of Louisiana getting a screw job from this administration!!!

[MADem]

1. That sucks. It really does. NT

[ThePhilosopher04]

2. In a nutshell, if Halliburton...

owned the facility, they would be eligible for reimbursement for lost revenue and usage fees, but the people of Louisiana are not eligible. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

[MADem]

3. Well, of course! That's their TAX DOLLARS at work!!!

Fuck the people, favor the Corporate arms of the Military-Corporate Complex!!

[southern_belle]

4. Will this nightmare EVER end?

:cry: :banghead:

[grilled onions]

5. FEMA Have A Bake Sale

They will have as much chance getting that much money out of a bake sale then they will trying to get money out of the struggling city of New Orleans.

[nealmhughes]

6. The Cajun Dome is in Lafayette, not New Orleans, I think you were thinking of the Super Dome.

Lafayette probably has less money on hand than does NOLA, since there has been a huge influx of population there post Katrina and the tax base has not yet caught up to the increased need of services.

[PBS Poll-435]

7. LaFayette was all about Rita.

Cameron and Lake Charles were devastated by Hurricane Rita. LaFayette or Orange, TX were the most logical places for people to go.

[tammywammy]

8. Orange, TX had lots of damage from RIta as well

That entire area right there, the Beaumont/Pt. Arthur/Orange/Lake Charles area was hit hard.

[PBS Poll-435]

9. You know what?

You are so right. I remember people moving farther inland to Alexandria, LA, Nacogdoches, TX and even Tyler, TX.

LaFayette is only about 45 miles to the Gulf.

[sandnsea]

10. What about schools

Are they saying that all the schools that were used as shelters won't be reimbursed - anywhere in the country??

All this does is contributes to the notion that government doesn't work, which is exactly what Republicans want their constituents to believe.