This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.
State: Louisiana
Triggering Disaster: Winter storm, including ice, that occurred from Feb. 15 through Feb. 21, 2021
Application Deadline: Jan. 10, 2022
Primary Parish Eligible: Rapides
Contiguous Parishes also Eligible: Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches and Vernon
For more information on FSA disaster assistance programs or to find your local USDA Service Center visit farmers.gov/recover.
