ADDITIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS OPEN IN JEFFERSON AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES
BATON ROUGE, LA – September 6, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Additional State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) opened Wednesday in Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage to their homes or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.
Specialists from the state of Louisiana, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are on hand to answer questions and provide information on the types of assistance available to survivors.
The new DRCs are located at:
JEFFERSON PARISH
Grand Isle Multiplex
3101 Hwy. 1
Grand Isle, LA 70358
Opening on: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday forward: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice
ST. TAMMANY
1100 Mandeville High Blvd.
Mandeville, LA 70471
Opening on: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday forward: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until further notice
Another DRC is open in each of these two parishes: one in Lafitte, Jefferson Parish, and one in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish. For a list of open centers in Louisiana go to www.fema.gov/disaster/4080.
Applying for disaster assistance is quick and simple. Individuals can register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov. Applicants may also call 1-800-621-3362 or (TTY) 1-800-462-7585. If you use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
SBA offers federal low-interest disaster loans to residents and businesses. After registering with FEMA, visit any Disaster Recovery Center where SBA representatives will answer questions, explain the application process and help each resident or business owner apply to SBA. For SBA information or to apply online, visit www.sba.gov or call 1-800-659-2955. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call 1-800-877-8339.
The major disaster declaration for Hurricane Isaac now makes available federal assistance to eligible survivors in 11 parishes: Ascension, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa.
For more information on Louisiana disaster recovery, click www.fema.gov/disaster/4080 or www.gohsep.la.gov. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/femaregion6 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMA. Also visit our blog at www.fema.gov/blog.
