[StBernard] Federal Emergency Management Agency : Disaster Recovery Center Reopens Monday in Chalmette

[Westley Annis]

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency : Disaster Recovery Center
Reopens Monday in Chalmette
10/22/2012| 10:10am US/Eastern
BATON ROUGE, La. -  A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will reopen
Monday, Oct. 22,  in St. Bernard Parish to assist homeowners, renters and
business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home
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 center is reopening at the same location, although in the parking lot:

3220 Jean Lafitte Blvd.
Chalmette, LA 70043

Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday until further notice. Closed
Sunday.

Survivors may register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or via
web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov. They 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.

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.

For more information on Louisiana disaster recovery, visit online at
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.