Federal grant to bring new veteran business support center to Louisiana

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that its work alongside The Boot has helped secure nearly $175,000 per year for the next five years in new federal funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration to establish a Veterans Business Outreach Center in Louisiana. The grant, announced by SBA on Sept. 25, 2026, as part of a nearly $4.9 million nationwide inve…