USDA : In addition to stimulus resources available through the Federal Reserve, SBA and other federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been provided with additional resources that may be available to farmers and rural businesses. A brief description of some of the resources available to USDA can be found on the Coats Rose website .

Louisiana Extends Deadline for Transferable Tax Credits: In order for a taxpayer who purchases a transferable tax credit to use the credit on an income or franchise tax return, Louisiana requires that either (1) the effective date of the transfer or (2) the execution of a binding agreement to transfer the credit must occur on or before the due date of that return, without regard to any extension granted. The Louisiana Department of Revenue has issued Revenue Ruling 20‐002, extending the deadline by 30 days. For 2019 calendar year filers of individual, corporate, composite partnership and fiduciary income tax returns, the new deadline will be June 15, 2020. For fiscal year filers with a return due date falling between March 1 and May 30, the new deadline is 30 days from the original due date of the return. The Revenue Ruling provided for certain other tax deadline extensions, as set forth in the full text of the order available here.

Louisiana Land Records Update: Louisiana land records offices are either currently closed to the public or have limited their hours of operations in response to the public health emergency. However, many offices have made available one or more types of alternative means for accepting the filing of instruments by mail, overnight courier, facsimile or electronic recording (or some combination of the foregoing). The filing methods currently available vary from parish to parish and are subject to change as the crisis evolves.

Louisiana Courts Update: Louisiana courts have issued various orders in response to the pandemic, including temporarily continuing all jury trials, both civil and criminal, and all civil proceedings, other than certain family and emergency matters. Essential state court functions shall be conducted via teleconference whenever possible. A list of court orders and announcements issued by each civil district court, court of appeal, and the Louisiana Supreme Court is available at the Supreme Court’s website.