# 2026-16139: Louisiana Gets Disaster Aid After Tropical Storm Arthur

2026-16139, Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana, is a Federal Register notice from Small Business Administration published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-08-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16139
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16139
- Title: Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Small Business Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 51213
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-08-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Louisiana Gets Disaster Aid After Tropical Storm Arthur

## Summary

This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the state of Louisiana (FEMA- 4927-DR), dated June 30, 2026. Incident: Tropical Storm Arthur.

## Effects PRIA read

- SBA disaster loans open to local nonprofits: benefit, medium. Private nonprofit organizations that provide essential governmental services in Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. Landry, and Winn parishes may apply for SBA disaster loans for damage from Tropical Storm Arthur (incident period June 17–24, 2026). You can apply online at https://lending.sba…
- 3.625% interest rate for nonprofit disaster loans: benefit, medium. The interest rate for both physical damage and Economic Injury Disaster Loans for private nonprofit organizations is 3.625%, whether or not credit is available elsewhere. The disaster numbers are 21741B (physical damage) and 217420 (economic injury).

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## Sources
- [2026-16139 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16139/presidential-declaration-of-a-major-disaster-for-public-assistance-only-for-the-state-of-louisiana)
- [2026-16139 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16139.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-16138, Submission for 0MB Review; 30-Day Comment Request](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16138)
- [Next: 2026-16140, Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Mississippi](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16140)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16139 (as of 2026-08-14).