Archive for the ‘St. John Parish’ Category
September 5, 2008 - 12:21 pm
Hello all,
We realize that many of you are still searching for the most updated, post-disaster information from your parishes or counties, and we want to help.
With Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike, we’re operating more blogs to help the communities in the storms’ tracks. We have to sign off on the Hurricane Gustav blog for now, but, we can direct you folks to the right places for your needed information:
- For Louisiana citizens, the state of Louisiana is routinely updating this site with press releases: http://emergency.louisiana.gov/ You can find information on school closures, FEMA help, food stamps, POD’s, and other important post-disaster resources there.
- For Mississippi citizens, the state of Mississippi is routinely updating its Mississippi Emergency Management site with post-disaster information.
- Local media, such as radio and television outlets, typically provides updated local information.
- Visit your local emergency management/government web site for recovery effort and community information. You can find a list of Louisiana emergency management sites here: http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/linkpages/parishpa.htm
- For free hurricane preparedness resources, including articles on how to clean up after flooding, how to clean out refrigerators and freezers after a power outage, and how to cope with disaster, please visit us at OneStorm.
- If you still cannot find the information you need, you can e-mail me at Heidi@onestorm.org and I will answer you as quickly as possible.
Thank you for the wonderful feedback we’ve received from the affected counties and parishes. It has truly been a pleasure to bring information to the communities that need it most.
Sincerely,
Heidi and Chris
Tags:Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana school closures, Mississippi disaster aid, Louisiana disaster aid, Hurricane Gustav food stamps
Posted in Acadia Parish, Adams County, Allen Parish, Amite County, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, Claiborne County, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana, Evangeline Parish, Franklin County, George County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jackson County, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafayette Parish, Lafourche Parish, Lamar County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Louisiana, Madison County, Marion County, Mississippi, Orleans Parish, Pearl River County, Pike County, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Rapides Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St. John Parish, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Stone County, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Vermilion Parish, Vernon Parish, Walthall County, Washington Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana, Wilkinson County | Leave a Comment »
September 5, 2008 - 11:11 am
RE-ENTRY INFORMATION/PRECAUTIONS
***DISTRIBUTION POINTS BEGIN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
**Red Cross Centers:
Westbank Community Center, 173 East 3rd St in Edgard (meals, ice, water)
This center will be open sometime in the afternoon. Please stay tuned to the news for the times as they are made available.
Eastbank: Regala Park, 194 Regala Park Rd. in Reserve (meals and water)
This center will be open sometime in the afternoon. Please stay tuned to the news for the times as they are made available.
**Winn Dixie (tomorrow only) ICE will be given. 10 AM. Resident must bring a container.
**State POD: Frank’s Supermarket, 1709 W. Airline Hwy in LaPlace. (Meals, Ice, Water)
This center will be open daily from 7 AM to 6 PM.
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Tags:Hurricane Gustav, St. John Parish business reopenings, St. John Parish closures, St. John Parish POD, St. John Parish points of distribution, St. John Parish power outages, St.John Parish open businesses
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September 5, 2008 - 10:11 am
BATON ROUGE (September 4, 2008) — Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis announced the closure of state government offices on Friday, September 5, 2008, due to Hurricane Gustav, in the following parishes:
Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, Terrebonne, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany
All state employees who work in a state facility located in parishes not listed above should report to work, unless they are instructed by their supervisors to either not report to work or to vacate their work sites due to unforeseen electrical outages or damages.
All essential personnel, as well as employees that are required to work due to Hurricane Gustav, should report to work as directed by their supervisors.
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Tags:Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana government office closures, Lafourche Parish government, St. Bernard government office closures, Terrebonne government office closures, Baton Rouge government office closures, St. Tammany government office closures, Louisiana closed government offices
Posted in Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana, Iberville Parish, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St. John Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Terrebonne Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana | 1 Comment »
September 4, 2008 - 10:17 pm
***DISTRIBUTION POINTS BEGIN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
**Red Cross Centers:
Westbank Community Center, 173 East 3rd St in Edgard (meals, ice, water)
This center will be open sometime in the afternoon. Please stay tuned to the news for the times as they are made available.
Eastbank: Regala Park, 194 Regala Park Rd. in Reserve (meals and water)
This center will be open sometime in the afternoon. Please stay tuned to the news for the times as they are made available.
**Winn Dixie (tomorrow only) ICE will be given. 10 AM. Resident must bring a container.
**State POD: Frank’s Supermarket, 1709 W. Airline Hwy in LaPlace. (Meals, Ice, Water)
This center will be open daily from 7 AM to 6 PM.
SERVICES ARE FEW: Power is out in 90% of the parish. Sewerage service is unreliable until power is restored.
HOSPITAL IS OPEN for EMERGENCIES ONLY. Elective services will begin next week at some point.
CURFEW is still in place from 8 pm to 6 am. **Alcohol Ban is in effect.
Be prepared to be ON YOUR OWN for several days. Those who can stay away for another day or two should.
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Tags:Hurricane Gustav, St. John Parish open banks, St. John Parish open businesses, St. John Parish open grocery stores, St. John Parish open pharmacies, St. John Parish POD, St. John Parish power outages, St. John Parish road closures, St. John Parish school closures, St. John Parish sewer system
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September 4, 2008 - 11:37 am
- ACADIA PARISH – Monday
- ALLEN PARISH – Not earlier than Friday
- ASCENSION PARISH – Not earlier than Monday
- ASSUMPTION PARISH – Not earlier than Monday, probably later
- CITY OF BAKER – Monday
- BEAUREGARD PARISH – Thursday
- BOGALUSA CITY – No decision
- CALCASIEU PARISH – Friday
- CALDWELL PARISH – Friday
- CAMERON PARISH – Not earlier than Monday
- CENTRAL SCHOOLS – No report
- CLAIBORNE PARISH – Thursday
- CONCORDIA PARISH – Not earlier than Friday
- EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH – Not earlier than Monday
- EAST FELICIANA PARISH – No report
- EVANGELINE PARISH – No report
Tags:Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana school closures, Louisiana school reopenings, Louisiana Parish school reopenings, Louisiana list of school reopenings
Posted in Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana, Evangeline Parish, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafayette Parish, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Rapides Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, St. John Parish, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Vermilion Parish, Vernon Parish, Washington Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana | 1 Comment »
September 4, 2008 - 9:49 am
** Point Of Distribution Sites: Distribution begins @ 10am on September 4, 2008 and will consist of water and food.
Red Cross locations are:
Westbank: Westbank Community Center, 173 East 3rd St. in Edgard
Eastbank: Regala Park, 194 Regala Park Road in Reserve
Source: “News Release: St. John Parish Recovery Information.” St. John the Baptist Parish Government. 4 September 2008, 8:00 AM.
Tags:Hurricane Gustav, St. John Parish aid, St. John Parish distribution sites, St. John Parish food aid, St. John Parish Gustav aid, St. John Parish MRE, St. John Parish water aid
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September 3, 2008 - 9:31 pm
*FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION: On September 2, 2008, President Bush issued a Disaster Declaration for the State of Louisiana, including St. John the Baptist Parish. For those requesting individuals and household assistance the declaration number is:
FEMA-1786-DR*
You can apply online at www.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
**Point Of Distribution Sites: will be announced later this evening. State officials are working with the St. John EOC to select site locations. Red Cross is also preparing to open Distribution Centers in the Parish. Please stay tuned to this website and Channel 15 for further updates.
Residents are allowed to return
Those who can stay where they have evacuated should stay for another day or two to allow for more services to be returned.
SERVICES ARE FEW . Power is out parish wide. Sewerage service is unreliable until power is restored.
HOSPITAL IS CLOSED. Will open at 7pm Sept 3rd for EMERGENCIES ONLY. Elective services will begin next week at some point. NOT OPEN AT THE MOMENT….will open for EMERGENCIES ONLY Sept 3rd at 7pm. DIALYSIS SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE
FEW STORES and BUSINESSES are open. There is little gas.
CURFEW is still in place from 8 pm to 6 am.
Be prepared to be ON YOUR OWN for several days. Those who can stay away for another day or two should.
St. John Parish has NO ability to provide: Food, Shelter, Gas,
FEW BUSINESSES ARE OPEN.
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Tags:Hurricane Gustav, St. John Parish business reopenings, St. John Parish closures, St. John Parish distribution sites, St. John Parish federal aid, St. John Parish food aid, St. John Parish POD's, St. John Parish power outages, St. John Parish school closures
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September 2, 2008 - 11:11 pm
RE-ENTRY INFORMATION:
Residents will be allowed to return
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 6 AM.
SERVICES ARE NON-EXISTENT. The hospital is closed. Power is out parish wide. Sewerage service is unreliable until power is restored.
STORES and BUSINESSES are not open. There is no gas.
CURFEW is still in place from 8 pm to 6 am.
Be prepared to be ON YOUR OWN for several days. Those who can stay away for another day or two should.
St. John Parish has NO ability to provide: Food, Shelter, Gas, or Medical services (until Hospital is open)
NO BUSINESSES ARE OPEN.
Please continue reading for more important community information…
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Tags:Hurricane Gustav, St. John Parish business reopenings, St. John parish curfew, St. John Parish damage, St. John Parish damage reports, St. John Parish evacuee information, St. John Parish flooding, St. John Parish power outages, St. John Parish re-entry, St. John Parish road closures, St.John Parish school closures
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September 2, 2008 - 10:59 pm
Baton Rouge (September 2, 2008) – The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of Louisiana to help people and communities recover from the effects of Hurricane Gustav on September 1, 2008, and continuing.
FEMA Administrator David Paulison said the assistance was authorized under a major disaster declaration issued for the state by President Bush. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the parishes of Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Vernon, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
The assistance, to be coordinated by FEMA, can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses. Low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration also will be available to cover residential and business losses not fully compensated by insurance.
Federal funding also is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organization on a cost-sharing basis for in the parishes of Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Vernon, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana for debris removal.
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Posted in Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Beauregard Parish, Cameron Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, East Feliciana, Evangeline Parish, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafayette Parish, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Rapides Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, St. John Parish, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Vermilion Parish, Vernon Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana | Leave a Comment »
September 2, 2008 - 9:42 pm
Baton Rouge (September 2, 2008) – The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working with its federal, state and local partners to remind those that fled Hurricane Gustav to remain in place until state and local officials announce it is safe to return.
“Don’t go home when there’s no power, there’s no water, the roads are blocked, and trees are down,” said FEMA Administrator David Paulison.
Evacuees attempting to return home early face road blocks, traffic delays, limited water and food, limited utilities, no hospitals and limited if any health care facilities, and serious health hazards. Those crowding the roads seeking to return home are limiting the mobility of emergency responders, utility workers and other essential personnel who must travel to their area and complete their work before it is safe for the general public to return.
Instead, evacuees should remain where they are – with friends and family, at a hotel, or at a shelter. Shelters provide safe havens for evacuees with food and medical care while officials in southern Louisiana work to prepare for their return.
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Tags:Hurricane Gustav, Louisiana evacuee information, Louisiana Parish reentry, Louisiana Parish re-entry, Louisiana and power outages, Louisiana and emergency services, Louisiana and water services, FEMA and Louisiana, FEMA and Gustav response
Posted in Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Assumption Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, Evangeline Parish, Iberia Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Jefferson Parish, Lafayette Parish, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, St. John Parish, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Vermilion Parish, Washington Parish | 2 Comments »
