Richard Murray

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  "I do apologize to all the residents who were displaced for that length of time," said Richard Murray, executive director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority.

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  Richard Murray, LHC PresidentEast Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority4731 North BlvdBaton Rouge, LA 708061-225-923-8100rmurray@ebrpha.org

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  So the 171 public units torn down in 2005 weren't all replaced, and some residents apparently scattered; East Baton Rouge Public Housing Authority Director Richard Murray says "they have left public housing for one reason or another."
  
  The Rev. Fahmee Sabree, an Old South landowner, community activist and head of the local Islamic center, says some people moved to the Gardere Lane area. He says the HOPE VI disappointment led to cries of gentrification, which he believes aren't justified because the Housing Authority's intentions were good. Sabree says many of the same people who complain about not being able to buy one of the new houses aren't willing to go through the available first-time homebuyer programs.
  
  "As an African-American in this community, I believe we have to take more responsibility for ourselves than we have taken," he says.

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  East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority Executive Director Richard Murray is looking at cost-cutting measures that would affect services to the residents of the 1,153 public housing units the agency operates.
  
  With the United States financing the largest part of the war in Iraq, Murray said, "most domestic programs are experiencing budget cuts."
  
  "We've never seen anything as severe as we're seeing now," he added.During the past 20 years,
  
  Murray said, housing authorities have received funding cuts from as little as 5 percent to as high as 13 percent.
  
  With a 24 percent cut looming, he said, he is concerned about the ability to operate the housing units owned by the agency.
  
  Most of the agency's funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which distributes the funds through various programs, Murray said.
  
  One of those programs is HUD's public housing operating fund, which covers the cost of operating the units.
  
  HUD notified housing authorities in December that they would be funded at 76 percent of eligibility.The agency distributed operating subsidies Jan. 1, Murray said.
  
  Currently, HUD is operating under a continuing resolution , a type of legislation used by Congress to fund government agencies if a formal appropriations bill has not been signed into law by the end of the fiscal year.
  
  The money from HUD, along with rental income from residents, helps finance operations of the public housing program in Baton Rouge.
  
  But, the parish housing authority can't just raise rents, because HUD controls the amount the agency can charge, Murray said.
  
  The HUD funding formula is based on an amount per unit per month.Under that formula, East Baton Rouge is eligible for $2 million this year, Murray said.
  
  "All we are going to get is 76 percent of that," he said.
  
  Murray said the East Baton Rouge agency is going to take a hard look at its expenses.

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  A lack of available laborers and the rising cost of building materials in the wake of the storm set the project back a few years, said Richard Murray, the housing authority's executive director.

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  Housing Authority Executive Director Richard Murray and Housing Authority Board Chairwoman Barbara Carpenter both praised the homes Thursday for not looking "cookie cutter."
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  In addition to having garages - a rarity for affordable housing - the homes are different colors, some are one-story and others are two, and the houses have different kinds of roofs, kitchens and bedrooms, Murray said.

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  Richard Murray of East Baton Rouge Parish

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  East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority Executive Director Richard Murray is looking at cost-cutting measures that would affect services to the residents of the 1,153 public housing units the agency operates.
  
  With the United States financing the largest part of the war in Iraq, Murray said, "most domestic programs are experiencing budget cuts."
  
  "We've never seen anything as severe as we're seeing now," he added.During the past 20 years, Murray said, housing authorities have received funding cuts from as little as 5 percent to as high as 13 percent.
  
  With a 24 percent cut looming, he said, he is concerned about the ability to operate the housing units owned by the agency.
  
  Most of the agency's funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which distributes the funds through various programs, Murray said.
  
  One of those programs is HUD's public housing operating fund, which covers the cost of operating the units.
  
  HUD notified housing authorities in December that they would be funded at 76 percent of eligibility.The agency distributed operating subsidies Jan. 1, Murray said.
  
  Currently, HUD is operating under a continuing resolution â€" a type of legislation used by Congress to fund government agencies if a formal appropriations bill has not been signed into law by the end of the fiscal year.
  
  The money from HUD, along with rental income from residents, helps finance operations of the public housing program in Baton Rouge.
  
  But, the parish housing authority can't just raise rents, because HUD controls the amount the agency can charge, Murray said.

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  Housing Authority Executive Director Richard Murray declined to comment Wednesday on the allegations in the suit, saying only that the agency "has always assisted the residents and made accommodations as they become available."
  
  He added that Keller "was on a list" to be transferred to another unit, but would not provide any other details.

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