FEMA rejects Jefferson Parish request to forgive Hurricane Katrina disaster loans
February 17, 2012
FEMA Thursday rejected Jefferson Parish's appeal of the federal agency's refusal to cancel $55 million in Special Community Disaster Loans. "By rejecting Jefferson Parish's bid for FEMA loan forgiveness, the Obama Administration has broken the promise made by Vice President Joe Biden who came to Louisiana and pledged that the loans would be forgiven," said Rep. Steve Scalise R-Jefferson.