Laura Tuggle recently testified about the region's affordable housing crisis before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications. Click here to go to the archived webcast of the hearing. Ms. Tuggle's testimony appears roughly 2 hours and 14 minutes into the recording.

The those testifying or submitting statements for the hearing, called "Examining the Roles and Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the Affordable Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States following Emergencies and Natural Disasters," included Ms. Tuggle and others involved with the housing crisis, with links to their written statements and identifying information from the subcommittee's website:

• Mr. Carlos J. Castillo, Assistant Administrator, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Mr. Jeffrey H. Riddel, Director, Office of Capital Improvements, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Mr. Saul Ramirez, Executive Director, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
• Mr. Reilly Morse, Senior Staff Attorney, Mississippi Center for Justice
• Dr. Edward Blakely, Recovery Chief, City of New Orleans, Office of Recovery and Development Administration

Ms. Tuggle manages the housing unit at the New Orleans office of New Orleans Legal Assistance, an office of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.