More than $1 million in Hurricane Katrina-related funds given to the Audubon Commission should be returned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security inspector general.
The commission, which is part of the New Orleans city government and oversees museum and park facilities, received $12.3 million from FEMA to deal with damage from the 2005 hurricane.
The funds repaid the commission for work it did on more than 80 projects damaged by the hurricane, such as the Audubon Park and Audubon Zoo.
The $1.7 million FEMA wants back comes from labor costs for debris removal, unallocated insurance, funds simply never used and money wrongfully doled out because of an accounting error, according to the Aug. 22 IG report.
The commission, which is part of the New Orleans city government and oversees museum and park facilities, received $12.3 million from FEMA to deal with damage from the 2005 hurricane.
The funds repaid the commission for work it did on more than 80 projects damaged by the hurricane, such as the Audubon Park and Audubon Zoo.
The $1.7 million FEMA wants back comes from labor costs for debris removal, unallocated insurance, funds simply never used and money wrongfully doled out because of an accounting error, according to the Aug. 22 IG report.
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