Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced over the weekend that SBA has approved more than $1 billion in federal disaster loans for Louisiana businesses and residents impacted by Hurricane Ida.
According to Garfield, SBA has approved $56,456,600 for businesses and $964,745,200 for residents to help rebuild and recover from this disaster.
Businesses and residents in Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes who sustained damages are encouraged to register prior to the Nov. 29, 2021, deadline with the Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.disasterassistance.gov.
