Disaster Recovery Center in St. Landry Parish to transition to Disaster Loan Outreach Center to serve Louisiana survivors

The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening a disaster loan outreach center on Thursday in St. Landry Parish to assist Louisiana flood survivors. The center will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, until further notice.
The center is located at Word Ministries, 1960 W. Laurel Ave., Eunice.
The new disaster loan outreach center will be transitioning from the FEMA disaster recovery center at the same address that will cease operations at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
With the community continuing to repair and rebuild, its need for the disaster recovery center has diminished and the facility will now become a disaster loan outreach center to serve individuals with SBA loans.
Survivors can still visit any other disaster recovery center and may locate other centers near them by going online to fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers, calling the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362, or downloading the FEMA mobile app.
At the disaster loan outreach center, representatives from the SBA will be available to meet with business owners and residents to answer questions, explain SBA’s disaster loan program, help complete loan applications and close their approved disaster loans. Business owners and residents can meet with SBA representatives on the days and times indicated. No appointment is necessary.
Low-interest disaster loans from the SBA are available for businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters.
Applicants for disaster loans may also apply online using the electronic loan application via SBA’s secure website at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.