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🌱 How Claiborne Parish businesses can tap new federal drought relief loans

Claiborne, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Claiborne! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Claiborne Parish businesses can tap new federal drought relief loans

Also on today's calendar: Free Paper Shredding Event - Love the Boot Week and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 65.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• SBA relief for small businesses hit by drought in LA, MS, TX (wgno.com) — Small businesses and nonprofits in Claiborne Parish can now apply for low-interest SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to cover drought-related financial losses dating back to late December. The federal declaration includes Claiborne among 48 Louisiana parishes, offering up to $2 million per applicant with deferred payments for 12 months. Applications are due by Dec. 10.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Claiborne

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★ Featured events ★

    Thursday April 23
  • Paper Shredding Event
    West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce, 112 Professional Dr, West Monroe
    9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

West Monroe

  • West Monroe Meet The Candidates Forum scheduled for April 27 (kedm.org)
  • West Monroe West Ouachita Chamber to host community paper shredding event in recognition of Love the Boot Week (myarklamiss.com)
  • Ouachita Parish leaders unite against litter during statewide cleanup week (knoe.com)

Monroe

  • Swanson Center for Youth employee accused of assaulting juvenile victim; arrested (myarklamiss.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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