New Orleans and the Gulf Coast - Hurricane Recovery Updates - National Trust for Historic Preservation

New Orleans and the Gulf Coast - Hurricane Recovery Updates - National Trust for Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation Wins Major Victory in Senate Today for Katrina Grants
Statement from Richard Moe: President, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2006) – Historic preservation won a major victory in the Senate today when the appropriations committee approved a $80 million measure for grants to stabilize and repair historic properties damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The grants, if agreed to by the House of Representatives, will be administered by the state historic preservation officers.
Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation which led the campaign for the special funds, said the action "will go a long way toward assisting property owners, particularly low-and moderate-income owners of historic homes who didn't have flood insurance, to rebuild and reoccupy their homes in the Gulf Coast, and thus help bring their communities back to life."

"Katrina was first and foremost a human tragedy, but it was also the nation's greatest cultural disaster. Thousands of historic homes have been lost and tens of thousands damaged. These funds represent the targeted relief that is desperately needed to save the region's unique heritage, and we are enormously grateful to Sen. Thad Cochran and his fellow senators for responding so magnificently to the need."


For more information on the National Trust’s Hurricane Recovery Efforts, visit www.nationaltrust.org.