***10:00 a.m., Friday, August 1, 721 West South Street, Opelousas, Louisiana 70570***
Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Catalyst Bank will celebrate the start of construction on a transitional housing project that was helped by a $2 million FHLB Dallas Affordable Housing Program grant awarded through Catalyst Bank. They’ll join The Refinery Mission and elected officials for a groundbreaking and check presentation for The Rig, a housing development in Opelousas, Louisiana, at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 1, 2025.
The Refinery Mission’s new transitional housing development will serve men rebuilding their lives in the face of addiction, homelessness and other challenges. The Rig will provide 57 beds for low-income men in the area and on-site programming.
The media is encouraged to attend the groundbreaking and check presentation.
Learn more about the AHP.
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Groundbreaking and check presentation |
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10:00 a.m., Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Joe Zanco, Catalyst Bank |
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Amanda Quebedeaux, Catalyst Bank and The Refinery |
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Jude Ramsay, Catalyst Bank |
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Ashley Burleigh, Catalyst Bank |
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Mayor Julius Alsandor, City of Opelousas |
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Jessie M. Bellard, St. Landry Parish |
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Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas |
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The Rig |
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721 West South Street |
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Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 |
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Contacts
Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445
