BATON ROUGE, La. – You have until Friday, Oct. 14 to apply for disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) if you lost work as a result of Louisiana’s August severe storms and floods.
DUA may be available if the disaster affected your employment—even if you’re self-employed, a farmer or a farm worker—and you fall under one of the following categories:
DUA may be available if you’re an affected worker in the one of the following parishes: Acadia, Ascension, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Livingston, Point Coupee, St. Helena, St. James, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.
Due to high call volume, the state encourages you to apply online at www.laworks.net. You may also apply by calling 866-783-5567 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Remember that DUA is different from applying for FEMA help and other forms of disaster assistance.
You’ll need your Social Security number, check stubs and documentation to support the claim that you were working, about to begin work or self-employed when the August severe storms and floods occurred. Additional documentation may be required. All required documentation must be submitted within 21 days from the date the DUA application is filed.
If you’re eligible, you may receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance until Feb. 18, 2017 as long as your unemployment continues to be disaster-related.
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