Pat Forbes, Office of Community Development (2017)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-01-09
Duration: 00:28:24
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Louisiana. Division of Administration. Office of Community Development | Floods, 2016 | Disaster response and recovery
Contributors:
- Forbes, Pat Speaker
Description
A speech by Pat Forbes before the Baton Rouge Press Club on January 9, 2017. Forbes is the executive director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development. He discusses: the state’s timeline for receiving the two Congressional appropriations for flood recovery, the $438 million in September 2016 and the $1.2 billion in December 2016; the state’s objective of getting everyone home as soon as possible; and the state’s plan for spending the $438 million appropriation.