The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps has produced and commissioned important research related to Louisiana’s long-term recovery efforts and the impacts of disaster on people, working with respected organizations such as The Children’s Health Fund, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, The Urban Institute, Berkeley Policy Associates, and others.

Our research has identified some of the major barriers in the recovery process as the inability for many to re-establish their households with proper furnishings, the inability to pay for back utility bills, the inability to pay rent and utility deposits, the inability to pay higher rental rates associated with far fewer housing options post-Katrina and Rita, and the inability to afford to repair their uninhabitable homes even after receiving some federal, state, and insurance assistance. Thus, many of our programs focus on providing direct assistance in those areas, as this is the most efficient way to aid the most people in the recovery process.

Broken Homes: First-Hand Accounts of Living Through Louisiana's Housing Crisis -- Part 3: Key Insurance Barriers
This report takes a look at the barriers caused by insurance issues in the state of Louisiana post-disaster and how they affect Louisiana's housing crisis

Broken Homes: First-Hand Accounts of Living Through Louisiana's Housing Crisis -- Part 2: Louisiana's Vulnerable Populations
This report takes a look at the struggles and barriers to recovery faced by some of the Louisiana's most vulnerable populations, including the elderly, those with disabilities, and impoverished families with children

Broken Homes: First-Hand Accounts of Living Through Louisiana's Housing Crisis -- Part 1: Unaffordable Housing
This report takes a look at how exorbitant housing costs and unavailable affordable housing units have plagued recovery for many families within the state nearly for years after Katrina made landfall in Louisiana

2009 State and Federal Legislative Agenda (PDF)
The Recovery Corps' first-ever state and federal legislative agenda

Roadmap to a More Holistic Recovery (PDF)
Recovery recommendations compiled by the Recovery Corps and utilized by the National Commission on Children and Disasters in creating its report to Congress and President Obama

Broken Promises, Unmet Needs Leave Louisiana Vulnerable (PDF)
A report about Louisiana's unmet needs leading up the the expiration of HUD's DHAP program and the expiration of the eligible funding for DCMP-Katrina

Recovery Corps Programs Data Overview (PDF)
A look at the data and statistics related to programs executed by the Recovery Corps

The Realities of Recovery (PDF: 23.1 MB)
Annual Report

Progress for Some, Hope and Hardships for Many (PDF: 316 KB)
Storm survivors today and what's necessary to ensure their recovery

Displaced Louisianians: Where did they go and are they coming back?
A look at the barriers facing many displaced survivors living out-of-state who wish to return to New Orleans or Louisiana

Deferred Dreams After Katrina: A current look at the vulnerable children and families of Louisiana
Presented by Dr. Monteic A. Sizer, President and CEO

Affordable Rental Housing in Healthy Communities Rebuilding After Hurricane Katrina
(In partnership with the Urban Institute)

They are Thinking of Today, Not Tomorrow
Evaluation of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps' Case Management Program and Human Recovery Coordination
By Berkeley Policy Associates

Operation Assist
Psychosocial, therapeutic models and intervention programs for children and families: a matrix of recommended programs for the Recovery Corps
(In partnership with the Children's Health Fund and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health)

FEMA Trailer Park Survey
(In partnership with the Louisiana Recovery Authority and Louisiana Department of Labor)