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Available Sites / Business Counseling Centers / Business News / Other Important Info Available Sites If your business or a business colleague is in need of temporary space, please refer to the following list, and call the designated individual from your area for assistance: Louisiana Economic Development (LED), U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Louisiana Small Business Development Center Network (LSBDC) and regional economic development partners today announced the opening of five Business Counseling Centers, created to assist businesses adversely affected by Hurricane Gustav. The centers, located in Baton Rouge, Metairie, Thibodaux, Carencro and Alexandria will provide free, one-on-one consultations with SBA customer service representatives and LSBDC counselors. Services include assessing business economic injury, assistance with SBA Disaster Loan program, evaluating the business's strength, cash flow projections and most importantly, a review of all options to ensure each business makes the right financial decisions. Louisiana Business Counseling Center locations are: Enterprise Center of Louisiana Louisiana Technology Park, LLC LSBDC Greater New Orleans Region South Louisiana Economic Business Assistance Center LSBDC at Alexandria Centers are scheduled to be open Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information on the state's Business Counseling Center locations or to sign up for e-mail updates on business assistance, please visit www.LouisianaForward.com/BizHelp. Louisiana Business Counseling Centers are not associated with FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. To contact FEMA for assistance, please call 1.800.621.FEMA or visit www.FEMA.gov. LED Call Center for Hurricane-Affected BusinessesThe call center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at 1-877-610-3LED (3533). Information on business recovery needs will be collected from callers, and LED will send alerts on new programs and resources as they become available. News Release: Economic Development Entities to Assist Displaced BusinessesNews Release: Gustav South Louisiana Recovery Fund Established Press Releases from the State of Louisiana Press Releases from Lafayette Consolidated Government
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