New aid open to business owners struggling to recover from pandemic New aid open to business owners struggling to recover from pandemic 4 hours 47 minutes 50 seconds ago Monday, July 12 2021 Jul 12, 2021 July 12, 2021 7:24 PM July 12, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE – A new 1.1 million dollar loan is now available for small businesses in the capital region. The funds will be focusing on those who are still struggling to recover from COVID-19. “We are really coming up with viable solutions to help the small business community,” Kim Carter Evans said. Evans works for TruFund Financial Services: a national nonprofit that seeks to stimulate economic development in communities that are underserved by traditional banking institutions.