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<DIV>Dear CHAT Members,</DIV>
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<DIV>I have posted the entire 2006 article "Unhappy Endings" (Coleman Warner, Times-Picayune) about the Road Home Program with my comments bringing it up to 2010 at our new blog link:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><A href="http://www.chatushome.com/blog/?p=88" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT size=3>http://www.chatushome.com/blog/?p=88</FONT></A><FONT size=3> </FONT></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><FONT size=3>You can also link to it near the top of our website:</FONT></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><FONT size=3><A href="http://chatushome.com">http://chatushome.com</A> </FONT></SPAN>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">Before the end of the day on May 6 (Thursday) </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT face=Calibri><STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">please send an email (if you have not done so already) to </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"><A href="http://us.mc397.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ocd@la.gov" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">ocd@la.gov</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"></SPAN></FONT>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">and cc </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"><A href="http://us.mc397.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chatlra@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">chatlra@yahoo.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"></SPAN></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00" face=Calibri>Put <B>LRA Action Amendment 43</B> in the subject</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"> </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Please <B>ask that: </B></FONT></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT color=#ff0000><B>All the remaining Road Home funds should be used for forgivable loans</B> <STRONG>so as to not burden applicants with additional debt, especially because many of these applicants were shortchanged on their grants. </STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>It is also unfair to channel applicants' payback money from these federal disaster funds to the Louisiana State coffers without its funding being restricted in the Action Plan Amendment to Road Home applicants.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"> If you like, <FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">write a sentence or two (or more) about fairness and consistency</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> in the Road Home Program.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"> </SPAN></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'">If you want to see the text of the amendment: </SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"><FONT face=Arial> </FONT><A href="http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dractionplans.htm" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/cdbg/dractionplans.htm</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'"> Click on Action Plan Amendment #43</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'"></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'">Thank you in advance, </SPAN>
<DIV>Melanie Ehrlich</DIV>
<DIV>Founder, Citizens' Road Home Action Team (CHAT)</DIV></DIV></td></tr></table>