LED Launches Call Center for Louisiana's Hurricane-Affected Businesses

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LED Launches Call Center for Louisiana's Hurricane-Affected Businesses
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 8, 2008) - LED has established two tools for Louisiana's hurricane-affected businesses to acquire information about available business recovery assistance.

The LED Business Recovery Call Center was activated today to provide recovery-related resources and contacts for businesses requiring assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. The 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.

LouisianaForward.com has been updated with relevant business assistance links (FEMA, SBA). The information on the site, which also can be accessed at LouisianaForward.com/BizHelp, will be updated with new resources as they become available. Interested businesses can also sign up for email alerts about assistance available in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.

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