BATON ROUGE – Members of the press are invited to join U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and the Honorable Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), today as they tour the flood-impacted areas in Livingston, Ascension, and East Baton Rouge parishes.
At 1:45pm CST today, Senator Vitter and Administrator Contreras-Sweet will host a Media Availability outside of Mason’s Grill, located at 13556 Jefferson Hwy in Baton Rouge.
Chairman Vitter also spoke with Julian Castro, Secretary of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) last night, and Secretary Castro will be joining Vitter and Administrator Contreras-Sweet for a portion of the day. Additionally, members of Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation will join Vitter and the SBA Administrator at various events throughout the day.
| WHEN: |
Thursday, August 25th |
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WHERE: |
9:30 a.m. Business Recovery Center Visit - East Baton Rouge Parish 10:45 a.m. Tour of Ascension Parish Damage 1:45 p.m. Press Availability 2:00 – 2:45 p.m Tour of Denham Springs damage 3:45 p.m. Disaster Assistance Roundtable with Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey |
| HOW: | Media can RSVP to Cheyenne_Klotz@vitter.senate.gov or Darla.Booker@sba.gov, phone: (817) 627-4654. Please pass along any logistical accommodation requests. |
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About the Small Business Administration:
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 and since January 13, 2012 has served as a Cabinet-level agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, the SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam. www.sba.gov