FEMA to maintain presence at new SBA center in St. John

Published 12:00 am Saturday, December 1, 2012

BATON ROUGE — To continue serving Hurricane Isaac survivors in St. John Parish, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has partnered with the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide assistance specialists at the SBA’s new Disaster Loan Outreach Center, which opened Friday in LaPlace.

“Even though the registration period ends today, we know many Louisianians still have questions regarding their applications for assistance or simply prefer to talk with someone face to face,” said Federal Coordinating Officer Gerard M. Stolar. “The continued presence of Individual Assistance professionals in the new SBA center highlights our commitment to helping eligible hurricane survivors here in Louisiana.”            

The DLOC is located at 2015 W. Airline Highway in LaPlace.

The center’s hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, until further notice.

Hurricane Isaac survivors throughout Louisiana can still contact FEMA online at www. disasterassistance.gov or via a web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov. Applicants may also call 1-800-621-3362 or (TTY) 1-800-462-7585. Those who use 711 Relay or Video Relay Services may call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.