# Louisiana Disaster #LA-00062
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-4263-DR), dated 03/13/2016.
*Incident:* Severe Storms and Flooding.
*Incident Period:* 03/08/2016 and continuing.
*Effective Date:* 03/13/2016.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* 05/12/2016.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* 12/13/2016.
**ADDRESSES:**
Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on 03/13/2016, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Bossier, Claiborne, Grant, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Webster.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only):
Louisiana: Bienville, Caddo, Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Madison, Natchitoches, Rapides, Red River, Union, West Carroll, Winn.
Arkansas: Ashley, Chicot, Columbia, Lafayette, Miller, Union.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
| Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 1.813 |
| Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere | 6.250 |
| Businesses Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.625 |
| Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.625 |
| | |
| Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 4.000 |
| Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere | 2.625 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 146676 and for economic injury is 146680.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59008)
Lisa Lopez-Suarez,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.