U.S. Small Business Administration Louisiana Resources to Help Businesses Recover from hurricane Laura

Louisiana Small Business Development Centers SBDCs SBDCs are providing the following services to help small businesses impacted by the disaster no charge for any services

By Murray Wennerlund published 9-10-2020 updated 1-15-2022

SBDCs are providing the following services to help small businesses impacted by the disaster (no charge for any services):

Counseling for financial, accounting, marketing and other post-disaster challenges
Management and technical assistance
Business planning to help business owners re-establish their operations and plan for their future
Help in reconstructing damaged or destroyed business records
Assistance with updating or rewriting business plans
Assistance with accessing government contracts and procurement related to the disaster

Contact an SBDC below or visit America&rsquos nationwide network of SBDCs website at https://americassbdc.org/.

SBDC LOCATIONS

Louisiana SBDC State Office
(866) 782-4159
lasbdc@louisianasbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdc

McNeese State University SBDC
(337) 475-5529
lsbdc.msu@louisianasbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/msu
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdcmsu

Southeastern Louisiana University SBDC
(985) 549-3831
lsbdc.slu@louisianasbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/slu
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdcslu

Southern University SBDC
(225) 771-2891
lsbdc.subr@louisianasbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/subr
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdcsubr

University of Louisiana Lafayette LITE Center SBDC
(337) 482-6312
lsbdc.ull@louisianasbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/ull
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdcull

Greater New Orleans and Bayou Region SBDC
(504) 831-3730
lsbdc.gnor@lsbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/gnor
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdcgnor

Northwest and Central Region SBDC
Bossier Parish Community College SBDC
(318) 678-6142
lsbdc.nwcr@lsbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/nwcr
Facebook: nwcrla
Twitter: lsbdcnwcr

University of Louisiana Monroe SBDC
(318) 342-1224
lsbdc.ulm@louisianasbdc.org
http://www.lsbdc.org/ulm
Facebook/Twitter: lsbdculm

LSBDC at Nicholls State University Bayou Region Satellite
(985) 493-2587
lsbdc.nic@louisianasbdc.org
Facebook: lsbdcnic

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