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VA awards grant to Louisiana
Veterans Home
WASHINGTON (April
28, 2005) - Making sure that Louisiana has comfortable
residences for its veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
is
targeting $12.3 million in grant money to construct a new facility
in
Bossier City.
"This grant honors our commitment to care for the men and women who
have
served in uniform," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim
Nicholson.
"Our federal-state partnership will provide a comfortable home for
Louisiana's veterans in a time of great personal need."
The grant will pay up to 65 percent of the costs for constructing a
new
156-bed nursing home in Bossier City. Louisiana already operates
veterans homes in Jackson, Jennings and Monroe.
In fiscal year 2005, VA expects to spend about $1 billion in
Louisiana
to serve more than 360,000 veterans who live in the state. The
department operates major medical centers in Alexandria, New Orleans
and
Shreveport, as well as several outpatient clinics. |
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