Attention Louisiana Homeowners!
Did you pay an "Assessment of Louisiana Citizens Insurance" fee when you renewed your homeowners insurance? Everyone who paid this assessment is eligible for a refund of this fee. Here's how to get it:
Go to the Louisiana Department of Insurance website at http://www.ldi.louisiana.gov/ and click on "Louisiana Citizens Insurance Tax Credit" on the right side. Find and print the form titled "R-540INS". Your refund request must be on this form or it will not be processed. Send the completed form back to the LA Department of Revenue for your refund.
In this time of rising insurance costs, every little bit helps. I hope this was helpful to you!
Your West Bank Real Estate Specialist
Aurora Riverside is a small, gated community in Algiers located next door to the Aurora Swim and Tennis Club. Neighborhood and building covenants and restrictions have resulted in a beautiful collection of traditional New Orleans architecture incorporated into new construction homes. Developed in the late 1990's, the area is a pocket of serenity between Gen. Meyer Avenue and the Mississippi River levee. 
Fall is almost upon us in the New Orleans area. Residents are waiting for that first glimpse of cool, crisp weather when all you can think about is going outside and enjoying all that nature has to offer.
Arrange each room to show its function and focal point
When you think a room is complete, take a picture from each corner and from the doorway. Review the photos with a critical eye for detail. Is there something you overlooked that jumps out when viewed through the lens of a camera? A little clutter left on a desktop? Too much stuff still on the kitchen counters? The pictures that your agent takes and posts to the MLS and the internet are the world's first glimpse into your home. Be sure they make them want to see more!
odor such as fish or cabbage while your house is on the market. If you are a smoker, do NOT smoke in your house. You may not smell the lingering odor of cigarettes, but non-smokers certainly will and it can be a real turn-off to a potential buyer.
The Times Picayune today published an article about a project being funded by several public and private agencies that will give low income families an opportunity to become home owners through a long term lease purchase agreement. The first homes in the Claiborne Homes I subdivision are expected to be complete by the end of 2007. 
high humidity and almost daily thunderstorms. It really makes me look forward to the arrival of fall and cooler, fairer days. Although we don't really begin to see fall weather in southeast Louisiana until the end of October, I thought it was a good time to remind everyone about fall lawn and garden care.
