Deadline near for flood aid program for Louisiana businesses

BATON ROUGE - The deadline is approaching for small businesses impacted by last year's floods to apply for interest-free, partially forgivable recovery loans.  The Restore Louisiana Small Business Program, financed by federal aid dollars, won't take applications beyond Oct. 31.  Loans range from $10,000 to $150,000 for small businesses and nonprofits in the 51 parishes that had damage from the March and August 2016 floods. Twenty percent of the loan is forgiv