Roofing program experiencing delays, hope to have projects completed in 2022
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BATON ROUGE - Rainy days are bringing even more stress to people who are having trouble getting damaged roofs repaired. Hundreds are part of a replacement program that s hitting snags.
The grant-funded Roof Reset Program is completing projects, but delays caused by COVID-19 and staffing issues have prevented it from moving at the pace managers would like.
Neil Bernard says his mom s house has been on the program s list since he first learned about it in July 2019. He pointed out problem spots and leaks in the house to 2 On Your Side Friday and said they don t have the money or the insurance to cover the cost to make repairs. After the 2016 flood, they spent money fixing up the house, and soon after their homeowner s insurance dropped them. To get homeowner s insuran