IBERIA PARISH — The City of New Iberia is entering the final phase of a home-improvement project funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. The program focuses on helping low-income families, primarily the elderly, make much-needed repairs to their homes.

“So right now that’s what we’ve got going on,” said New Iberia District Six City Councilman Dan Doerle. “We got roofs, shutters, ramps to the house. Most of them are, health-wise, might not be the best, but it’s to help them better their lives.”

The application process started more than a year ago. It was open only to low-income families and vetted by an outside party. An architect then assessed each property to see what improvements were needed.

“Well, it’s, you know, it’s a great project, but we only touching like 40 homes,” Doerle said

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