Eligibility Requirements for Businesses:

• Were domiciled in Louisiana as of March 1, 2020
• Suffered an interruption of business
• At least 50% owned by one or more Louisiana residents
• Filed Louisiana taxes in 2018 or 2019 or will file taxes in 2020
• Had no more than 50 full-time employees as of March 1, 2020
• Have customers or employees visit a physical location
• Are not part of a bigger business with more than 50 full-time workers
• Does not exist for the purpose of advancing partisan political activity and does not directly lobby federal or state officials
• Does not derive income from passive investments without active participation in business operations
• If you have any questions regarding your eligibility, click below to take eligibility quiz.

You may qualify if you earn less than $50,000 and were employed in one of the following positions on or after March 11, 2020:

• Nurses, assistants, aides, medical residents, pharmacy staff, phlebotomists, respiratory therapists, and workers providing direct patient care in inpatient and outpatient dialysis facilities.
• Housekeeping, laundry services, food services, and waste management personnel in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
• Long-term care facility personnel, outpatient care workers, home care workers, personal assistance providers, home health providers, home delivered meal providers, childcare service providers.
• Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, fire and rescue personnel, law enforcement personnel, public health epidemiologists.
• Bus drivers; retail fuel center personnel; sanitation personnel; residential, commercial, & industrial solid waste and hazardous waste removal personnel; storage and disposal personnel.
• Grocery store, convenience store, & food assistance program personnel.
• Mortuary service providers.
• Veterinary service staff.