GUIDE FOR New Orleans’ independent businesses
HURRICANE FRANCINE RECOVERY
Independent business owners and others recovering from Hurricane Francine can access these resources for helpful information:
The IRS has revised some tax deadlines to allow business owners different filing dates. See a description of the new dates here.
Report damage on a statewide survey page, which may be used to provide resource allocation in Louisiana, at https://damage.la.gov/.
Louisiana Division of Revenue is granting automatic filing and payment extensions to business taxpayers affected by Hurricane Francine. Read the details here.
JEDCO is gathering requests for support from Jefferson Parish business owners; to respond, use this form.
Businesses based in Orleans Parish can respond to a short here to help the Office of Economic Development document what you experienced in the hurricane. You may also access the City's Emergency Declaration, in some cases needed for insurance purposes, here.
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Find NOLA Ready’s updates on the status of many New Orleans city services here.
Real time information is updated (including power outage maps) on GNO Inc.’s Storm Updates page.
Keep up to date with Sewerage and Water Board’s operational status due to impacts from Hurricane Francine on their Storm Center page: https://www.swbno.org/News/StormCenter
See pertinent legal guides, including FEMA policy updates, at Emergency Legal Responders.
Homeowners and renters can register for FEMA assistance at Go online to disasterassistance.gov, 800-621-3362 or watch Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.
Call the disaster legal assistance hotline is 1-844-244-7871 courtesy Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.
For services in Jefferson Parish, go to Parish Service Updates page for additional updates.
In Houma, World Central Kitchen may be operating at Bonvillain Civic Center, for a map to the location, follow this link, but call (985) 850-4657 for hours before visiting.
(last updated 1:00 PM 9/18/2024)