# 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 notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the state of Louisiana (FEMA-4900-DR), dated March 4, 2026.
*Incident:* Louisiana Severe Winter Storm.
**DATES:**
Issued on March 4, 2026.
*Incident Period:* January 23, 2026 through January 27, 2026.
*Physical Loan Application Deadline Date:* May 4, 2026.
*Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date:* December 4, 2026.
**ADDRESSES:**
*Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov* to apply for a disaster assistance loan.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Sharon Henderson, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Notice is hereby given as a result of the President's major disaster declaration on March 4, 2026, Private Non-Profit organizations providing essential services of a governmental nature may file disaster loan applications online using the MySBA Loan Portal *https://lending.sba.gov* or in person at other locally announced locations. For further assistance please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at *[email protected]* or by phone at 1-800-659-2955. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
*Primary Parishes:* Bienville, De Soto, East Carroll, Franklin, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, West Carroll.
The Interest Rates are:
| | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| Private Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
| Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
| | |
| Private Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere | 3.625 |
The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 21454B and for economic injury is 214550.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)
(Authority:13 CFR 123.3(b).)
James Stallings,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience.