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The Department of Public Works Permit and Inspection Division provides a variety of information on various resources for its customers, including building, flood, servitude, residential, commercial, relocation, electrical, heating and air conditioning and plumbing services. The division s building services include building variance requests, contractor certification services, dust free paving, fence permits, homeowner contractor information, Metro Board of Adjustment services and wastewater facilities. Its flood services include flood information and prevention and plain management. Servitude services include building code variance instructions. Residential services include permits, inspections and occupancy permits, while the company s commercial services include landscape plans and fees, commercial permits and completion certificates. It also provides relocation, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits. The Department of Public Works Permit and Inspection Division is located in Baton Rouge, La.

Baton Rouge Community Development provides housing opportunities, improved living environments, and expanded opportunities for person of low and moderate income. The department offers a variety of housing programs that include homebuyers assistance program, home ownership center, housing rehabilitation contracting, loans and grants, new housing developments, rental housing rehabilitation loans, sewer line assistance, weatherization assistance, and volunteer housing program. It also offers a variety of homeless assistance programs, such as emergency shelter grant, local emergency shelters, and continuum of care supportive housing program. Baton Rouge Community Development offers shelters for families living together, single individuals, suffering women, mentally ill, and persons with alcohol and substance abuse problems. The department is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La.