User blog comment:Rainboh/Mississippi/@comment-25052433-20160122180204

I live in Louisiana and we have a lot of the same issues. A lot of federal programs are backed up and it can take forever to get through. Best advice I can give is to call and ask for a manager whenever you have to deal with government programs. Most of the employees are either so overburdened that they can't find the time to help you, or they just don't care too much in the first place.

Anyway, best of luck to you, and as Humboldt suggested, there are some pretty good story ideas from these issues.