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Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas and First Federal Bank of Louisiana Celebrate $142K Grant to Help Louisiana Families Resolve Heirs’ Property Barriers

***9:30 a.m. CT, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Project Build a Future, 2306 Third Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601***

LAKE CHARLES, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and member, First Federal Bank of Louisiana, will join Project Build a Future (PBAF) for a check presentation celebrating a $142,401 Pathway Fund grant. The grant will expand PBAF’s ability to help families resolve heirs’ property challenges, clear long‑standing title issues and protect generational wealth, giving more residents in Calcasieu Parish access to critical legal and educational resources.

The media is encouraged to attend. Interview and photo opportunities will be available.

Learn more about the Pathway Fund.

WHAT:

 

Check presentation and photo opportunity

 

 

 

WHEN:

 

9:30 a.m. CT, Tuesday, April 14, 2026

 

 

 

WHO:

 

Melissa Dickson, First Federal Bank of Louisiana

 

 

Kory Fruge, First Federal Bank of Louisiana

 

 

Charla Blake, PBAF

 

 

Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas

 

 

 

WHERE:

 

Project Build a Future

 

 

2306 Third Street

 

 

Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601

 

 

Parking is available on-site behind the building.

 

Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

Industry:

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Release Versions
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Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

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