Civil & Administrative

Administrative Disaster Declaration for a Rural Area in Louisiana

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law announces a disaster declaration for a rural area affected by a severe winter storm in Louisiana. It enables affected residents and businesses in the West Carroll Parish to apply for SBA disaster loans, which can be used for physical damage or economic injury. Applications must be submitted by specific deadlines, and interest rates vary depending on credit availability and organizational status.

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Key Changes

  • The declaration allows applications for SBA disaster loans in affected rural areas.
  • Loans cover physical damage and economic injury due to the winter storm.
  • Application deadlines and interest rates are specified.

Obligations

What this law requires

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Affected residents and businesses in West Carroll Parish must submit physical damage loan applications by June 8, 2026

Residents and businesses in West Carroll Parish affected by the winter storm
operational
high

Affected businesses and agricultural cooperatives must submit Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications by January 8, 2027

Businesses and small agricultural cooperatives in West Carroll Parish affected by the winter storm
operational
medium

Loan applicants must submit disaster loan applications online through the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov or in person at locally announced locations

All residents and businesses applying for disaster assistance loans
operational
medium

SBA must apply the specified interest rates based on applicant type and credit availability for physical damage loans

U.S. Small Business Administration
operational
medium

SBA must apply the specified interest rates for economic injury loans based on business type and credit availability

U.S. Small Business Administration
operational

Affected Parties

Residents of West Carroll ParishBusinesses in West Carroll Parish

Tags

disaster relief,SBA loans,rural assistance