Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-orleans-homeowners-seek-federal-aid-to-rebuild Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Thousands of homeowners in New Orleans have applied for federal funding to rebuild under a program called "The Road Home," but only a few dozen have received help. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. TOM BEARDEN: More than a year after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes and months after the government promised them billions of dollars in relief, angry Louisiana homeowners protested on the steps of the capitol Saturday.Under a program called "The Road Home," 77,000 homeowners have applied for federal grants to rebuild their homes.But so far only 28 families have received any money, leading some to feel their "journey home" has hit another roadblock.Across the state, thousands of houses have been gutted and await repairs. Thousands more haven't even been touched.State officials say they, too, are frustrated by the delays. Walter Leger is with the Louisiana Recovery Authority. WALTER LEGER, LOUISIANA RECOVERY AUTHORITY: It seems that there's, there's kind of a catch in the process and the process is we have to verify to HUD, we have to prove to the federal government that there's been no duplication of benefits. And the verifications, through SBA and FEMA, amounts that they've paid the homeowners, has been difficult and slow.