# Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Small Business Administration.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana (FEMA-4817-DR), dated September 23, 2024.
**DATES:**
Issued on September 23, 2024.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* November 22, 2024.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* June 23, 2025.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov* to apply for a disaster assistance loan.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on September 23, 2024, Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services of a governmental nature may file disaster loan applications online using the MySBA Loan Portal *https://lending.sba.gov* or other locally announced locations. Please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at *[email protected]* or by phone at 1-800-659-2955 for further assistance.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
*Incident:* Hurricane Francine.
*Incident Period:* September 9, 2024 through September 12, 2024.
*Primary Parishes:*
Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, Washington, West Feliciana.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |
| | |
| Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.250 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 206668 and for economic injury is 206670.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.