Thursday deadline to apply for disaster loans after flooding

BATON ROUGE - Time is running out for business owners, homeowners and renters with damage from the August floods to apply for federal disaster loans.The Louisiana Department of Economic Development says the deadline to seek the low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration is Thursday.The loans offer money to repair property damaged by the flooding that isn't covered by insurance or federal grant programs.Businesses and nonprofit organizations can apply for loans of up to $2 mil