Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Lafourche Parish

BATON ROUGE - A new Disaster Recovery Center opened in Lafourche Parish to help Louisianians continue their recovery from Tropical Storm Arthur that occurred June 17-18.

Residents and business owners in Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes can visit the center in Raceland to get in-person help applying for federal assistance, learn about available resources and get their questions answered. Recovery specialists from the state of Louisiana, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be available to meet with visitors - no appointment is needed.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loans to Louisiana businesses, private nonprofit (PNP) organizations, homeowners and renters. To apply online, visit sba.gov/disaster. For more information, call 800-659-2955.

The new Disaster Recovery Center is located at:

LSU AgCenter
115 Texas St.
Raceland, LA 70394
Dates: Monday - Saturday Weekly
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

An additional location remains open at:

Terrebonne Parish Main Library
151 Library Dr.
Houma, LA 70360
Dates: Monday - Saturday Weekly
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Centers are equipped with assistive technology. If you need a reasonable accommodation or sign language interpreter, please call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).

You do not have to visit a center to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The quickest way to apply is by going online at disasterassistance.gov/.

If you need more information or additional help:

• Download the FEMA App to complete your application and find other resources.
• Call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m. Central time for assistance in multiple languages.
• Visit a Disaster Recovery Center. To find one in your area, click here.

If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service. To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.

For more information, visit fema.gov/disaster/4927. Follow FEMA Region 6 on social media at x.com/FEMARegion6 and at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/.