Friday, June 10 2022

LOUISIANE CENTRALE (KALB / Press release) – US Small Business Administration’s Disaster Operations Center reminds small businesses in Louisiana of the Dec. 9 deadline to apply for a federal SBA disaster loan for economic damage caused by severe winter storms that have struck produced from February 11 to 19, 2021.

According to Tanya Garfield, the director of the center assigned to the West Division, small non-farm businesses, small agricultural co-operatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of any size can apply for loans. economic disaster of up to $ 2. million to help meet the working capital needs caused by the disaster. “Economic disaster loans can be used to pay fixed debts, salaries, accounts payable and other bills that cannot be paid due to the impact of the disaster. Aid for economic damage is available whether or not the claimant suffered property damage, ”Garfield said.

These low interest federal disaster loans are available in the following parishes and counties:

Parishes of Louisiana: Allen, Ascension, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberville , Jackson, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Pointe Coupée, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Sainte-Hélène, Saint Landry, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana and Winn;

counties of Arkansas: Chicot, Columbia, Lafayette, Miller and Union;

Mississippi counties: Adams, Warren and Wilkinson;

Texas counties: Cass, Harrison, Marion, Newton, Orange, Panola, Sabine and Shelby.

The interest is 3% for companies and 2% for private non-profit organizations with a term of up to 30 years. The amounts and terms of the loan are set by the SBA and are based on the financial status of each applicant.

Applicants can apply online, receive additional information on disaster assistance, and download applications at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/. Applicants can also call the SBA Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or send an email [email protected] for more information on SBA Disaster Assistance. People who are deaf or hard of hearing can call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to US Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

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