Jefferson Parish added to FEMA and SBA disaster zone [Video]

Residents in Jefferson Parish can now get more federal help recovering from Hurricane Francine. That includes the residents in the more than 500 flooded homes in Kenner.

“Homeowners, renters and businesses in Jefferson Parish are now eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance and Small Business Administration Disaster Loans to help them recover from Hurricane Francine,” Deputy JP Public Information Officer Rachel Strassel said in an email. “Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loans may also be available to homeowners, renters and businesses of all sizes in Jefferson Parish.”

Despite the name, you do not have to be a business to get a loan from the SBA.

Here are more details:

Jefferson Parish joins Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes,which were previously approved for FEMA Individual Assistance. Assistance for eligible survivors can help with serious needs, displacement, temporary lodging, basic home repair costs, personal property loss or other disaster-caused …