Audit of Road Home Program Shows Improperly Used Funds

Some startling numbers were found after an audit of the Road Home program. The program started in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina to help victims of the storm get back into their homes. In one aspect of Road Home, storm victims were given money to specifically elevate their homes to protect from future flooding.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, out of $1 billion dollars given out $700 million of it has been improperly used.
After Hurricane Rita devastated southwest Louisiana, the Trahan's applied for a Road Home grant to protect their home from future disasters. Unfortunatley, they were turned away.

"It puts you in a financial situation that is going to take you a long time to recover from, if we ever do, because you don't get that back," David Trahan of Abbeville said.

They initially used their own money to rebuild and elevate. Recently, the audit of the road home program found 70% of those who did receive the $30,000 grant, did not use it for its intended purpose.