Disaster Assistance Resources

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1. What kind of assistance can I get for my business?

2. Where are the LSBDC Service Centers?

3. Where are the Business Recovery Centers?

4. Which parishes are eligible for assistance?

5. How do I submit a claim?

6. Where can I find a BP Claims Office?

7. Where else can I find more resources?

8. How can I prepare for a disaster?

9. Where can I find current information and updates?

 

What kind of assistance can the LSBDC and SBA provide for my business? <Top>

Business owners adversely affected by the recent Deepwater BP Oil Spill can apply for SBA disaster loan payment deferrals and SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), which cover economic damages to their businesses. Contact SBA at 1-800-659-2955 for loan application assistance. Businesses can also receive disaster loan assistance and confidential business consulting at no cost to the owner at LSBDC centers and Business Recover Centers across Southeast Louisiana.

LSBDC consultants can assist you with the economic recovery of your business with assistance:

· applying for low-interest SBA disaster loans, economic damages to their businesses. 
        - For more information about federal diaster loans visit www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. 
        - You can apply online at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

· cash flow projections for disaster loan packages and to determine if your business will have a positive cash flow

· assessing business economic injury

· determining other sources of financial assistance besides the SBA Disaster Loan program

· evaluating the financial strength of your business

· reviewing your options before you make a final decision on your business

 

Where can I go for business recovery assistance and individual consulting:

Louisiana Small Business Development Centers: <Top>

LSBDC consultants offer individual consulting to assist you with the economic recovery of your business. Click on the area name for a map.

Greater New Orleans and Bayou Region LSBDC - Greater New Orleans Region Director - Carmen Sunda UNO Jefferson Center 3330 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 442 Metairie, LA 70002 Phone: 504-831-3730 Fax: 504-831-3735 Email: LSBDC.GNOR@lsbdc.org Serving the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist.	Bayou Region LSBDC - Nicholls State University Business Continuity Center Director - Tori Rayne 310 Ardoyne Drive - SLEC Building - NSU Thibodaux, Louisiana 70310 Phone: 985-449-7092 Fax: 985-493-2588 Email: TRayne@lsbdc.org Serving the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne.
Hammond and The Northshore LSBDC at Southeastern Louisiana University Director - William Joubert SLU Box 10522 1514 Martens Drive Hammond, LA 70402-0001 Phone: 985-549-3831 Fax: 985-549-2127 Email: LSBDC.SLU@lsbdc.org Serving the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington

Business Recovery Centers: <Top>

JEFFERSON PARISH Business Recovery Center LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region UNO Jefferson Center 3330 N. Causeway, Suite 422 Metairie, LA 70002 Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm	JEFFERSON PARISH Business Recovery Center Grand Isle Community Center The Rotary Room 3811 Highway 1 Grand Isle, LA 70358 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
LAFOURCHE PARISH Business Recovery Center South Lafourche Public Library 16241 East Main Street Cut Off, LA 70345 Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm	ORLEANS PARISH Business Recovery Center 4375 Michoud Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70129 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
PLAQUEMINES PARISH Business Recovery Center St. Patrick's Church Family Life Center 28698 Highway 23 Port Sulphur, LA 70083 Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm	PLAQUEMINES PARISH Business Recovery Center Venice Boat Harbor Office Tiger Pass Road Venice, LA 70091 Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm
PLAQUEMINES PARISH Southeast Louisiana Fisheries Assistance Center & Business Recovery Center at Seedco Financial 212 Avenue G (near Belle Chasse Ferry) Belle Chasse, LA 70037 Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm	ST. BERNARD PARISH Business Recovery Center Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company 1801 East Judge Perez Drive Chalmette, LA 70043 Monday - Friday 9 am - 4 pm
ST. BERNARD PARISH Business Recovery Center 7801 Hopedale Highway (near the Breton Sound Dock & Marina) Hopedale, LA 70085 Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm	ST. TAMMANY PARISH Business Recovery Center 1330 Bayou Lane Trailer 102 Corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Bayou Lane Slidell, LA 70460 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
ST. BERNARD PARISH Business Recovery Center Los Islenos Museum Ducros Museum 1345 Bayou Road St. Bernard, LA 70085 Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm	TERREBONNE PARISH Business Recovery Center TPCG Government Tower 8026 Main Street Houma, LA 70361 Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

How do I submit a claim? <Top>

 

Contact 1-800-440-0858 to obtain a BP claim number.

Where can I find a BP Claims Office? <Top>

 

Grand Isle (Jefferson Parish)
3811 LA 1 (Community Center)
Grand Isle 70358

 

Lafitte (Jefferson Parish)
2654 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Town Hall
Lafitte 77067

 

Gretna/Belle Chasse (Jefferson Parish)
2766 Belle Chasse Hwy., Suite A09
Belle Chasse 70037

 

Slidell (St. Tammany Parish)
2040 Gause Blvd.
Slidell 70461

 

St. Bernard (St. Bernard Parish)
1345 Bayou Rd.
St. Bernard 70085

 

Venice (Plaquemines Parish)
41093 Hwy La 23
Boothville 70038

 

Cut Off (Lafourche Parish)
Tarpon Heights Shopping Center Unit 2
16263 E. Main St.
Cut Off 70345

 

Houma (Terrebonne Parish)
Plaza Caillou Shopping Center
814 Grand Caillou Rd., Suites 2 & 3
Houma 70363

 

New Orleans East (Orleans Parish)
4375 Michoud Blvd
New Orleans 70129

 

 

Where else can I find more resources? <Top>

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helpful Websites:

• SBA 
      o Phone: 1-800-659-2955 
      o Email: disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
• BP: Louisiana Gulf Response
• Louisiana GOHSEP
• Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries
• Deepwater Horizon Response
  

Which parishes are eligible for assistance? <Top>
Acadia, Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.

 

How can I plan for a disaster? <Top>

You can significantly increase your business survival after a major disaster if you plan for business continuity. Of the businesses that close following a disaster, 43 percent never reopen. Don't let your business become another statistic. You can download a comprehensive planning tool kit from the LSBDC website along with all the information you need to create a disaster plan. As you create your disaster plan consider the following points:after a major disaster if you plan for business continuity. Of the businesses that close following a disaster, 43 percent never reopen. Don't let your business become another statistic. You can download a comprehensive planning tool kit from the LSBDC website along with all the information you need to create a disaster plan. As you create your disaster plan consider the following points:

 

· Protect your family and employees with personal disaster plans.

Your most important asset is your family and your employees. Do you and your employees have a personal family disaster preparedness plan? Consider the different ways you can help your employees return to work quickly. Can you offer carpooling, provide emergency housing for displaced employees, provide short-term financial aid, or even childcare on site?

· Protect your place of business, contents, inventory, production process, and critical documents.
Identify all the critical processes, documents, contents and resources you need to reopen your business at your current location or at a recovery site. Be sure to back-up all your critical documents and store them in an alternative location at least 50 miles from your business. Think about alternative suppliers and vendors you can use. Involve them in the planning process. Make sure you have adequate insurance. Do you have business continuity insurance? Most small businesses can not survive a work stoppage of more than a few weeks. You can even get lower rates on your insurance by creating a disaster plan.

· Create an emergency communication system to keep employees, vendors, and key customers informed.
Be sure you have emergency contact information for all your employees, critical vendors, key customers, and local authorities and keep everyone informed during an emergency. You may want to set up a remote voicemail box, or post information on a website, or set up a phone tree. Planning for any eventuality is critical to recovering quickly from a disaster.

 

 

Current Information and Updates: <Top>

 

• SBA Disaster Loan Fact Sheet
• SBA Business Recovery Centers