Capping grants at a home’s pre-storm value meant smaller grants in many low-income neighborhoods.
Behind the Road Home grant reasoning
Road Home not equal across the city
How the Road Home formula led to different outcomes in different New Orleans neighborhoods
Road Home drove many to take the road to a new home
The parish lost nearly half its population after Hurricane Katrina, thanks in part to inadequate grants.
Road Home plan did not help the low income
The grant formula left homeowners with lower property values with fewer resources to rebuild.