Mold could keep Blanco out of mansion until fall

July 29, 2005

By BRETT TROXLER

btroxler@...

2theadvocate.com staff

From a report by News 2's Pastorek jp@...

Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Thursday she does not expect to move back

into the governor's mansion until September -- at the earliest.

Blanco was forced to move out in June because of mold that was

discovered in the historic home's air conditioning system.

" They're doing a lot of duct work right now and putting some sort of

rubberized substance in the duct to make it mold resistant, " Blanco

said. " It's a huge project. We knew that from the beginning, and

that, I suppose, was long overdue.

The mansion was built in 1963 and the duct work dates back to then.

The project is expected to cost around $500,000.

In the meantime Blanco's family is renting another home in Baton

Rouge.

As reported July 28 on News 2 Louisiana. If you have information or

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