LAFAYETTE, La., Feb. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center, BancorpSouth Bank, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) are pleased to announce that construction has begun on the Daigle House Apartments in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The Daigle House Apartments will be comprised of 32 one- and two-bedroom apartments targeting low- to moderate-income, special needs residents, including those who are vision impaired.
Daigle House Apartments, Inc. received a $224,000 Affordable Housing Program grant from BancorpSouth Bank and FHLB Dallas in 2011 to assist with construction of the complex.
| WHEN: | 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2012 |
| WHO: | Lynn Blanchard, President, Daigle House Apartments, Inc. |
| Bill Babineaux, First Vice President, BancorpSouth Bank | |
| Charles Tate, Consultant | |
| Pat Forbes, Executive Director, State of Louisiana, Office of Community- | |
| Disaster Recovery Unit | |
| WHERE: | Daigle House construction site |
| 1327 West Willow Street | |
| Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 |