USDA Designates 3 Louisiana Parishes as Natural Disaster Areas Flooding from tropical Storm Arthur

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 to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Impacted Area: Louisiana

Triggering Disaster: Flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur

Application Deadline: May 03, 2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• Louisiana: Avoyelles Catahoula Concordia

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• State: Louisiana: Caldwell, Evangeline, Franklin, LaSalle, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, St. Landry, Tensas, West Feliciana

• State Mississippi: Adams, Wilkinson

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center

FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.