FEMA opening disaster loan center in BB

Breaux Bridge – The U.S. Small Business Administration will open a disaster loan outreach center on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the St. Martin Council on Aging, 391 Cannery Road, to assist Louisiana flood survivors. The center will be open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, until further notice.
The new disaster loan outreach center will be transitioning from the FEMA disaster recovery center in Breaux Bridge that closed on Tuesday, Sept. 20. With the community continuing to repair and rebuild, its need for the disaster recovery center has diminished and the facility will transition to 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 including landlords, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters.
Applicants for disaster loans can apply online using the electronic loan application via SBA’s secure website at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.