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Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506
Release No. 0065.11
USDA Designates 2 Parishes in Louisiana as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated De Soto and Red River parishes as natural disaster areas due to tornadoes that occurred April 26-27, 2011.
"President Obama and I understand these conditions caused severe damage to the blueberry crop," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "This designation will help Louisiana farmers who have suffered as a result of the tornadoes to receive financial disaster assistance that is much needed."
Farmers and ranchers in the following parishes in Louisiana also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their parishes are contiguous:
| Bienville | Bossier | Caddo | Natchitoches |
| Sabine |
Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Texas also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous:
Texas
| Shelby |
All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas June 30, 2011, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.
USDA also has made other programs available to assist farmers and ranchers, including the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE), which was approved as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; the Emergency Conservation Program; Federal Crop Insurance; and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA Service Centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.
FSA news releases are available on FSA's website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov via the "News and Events" link.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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