EMERGENCY EVENT: No current events
Press Release:
Gov. Edwards Announces Additional Extension of FEMA's Temporary Housing Program for 2016 Flood Survivors
BATON ROUGE (July 20, 2018): Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that his request for a third extension of the federal temporary housing program for survivors of the August 2016 floods has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through January 15, 2019. Gov. Edwards requested that homeowners be given additional time and the low rent for the Mobile Housing Units (MHUs) be retained as survivors rebuild their homes that were either severely damaged or destroyed by the floods. The incremental rent increases on the MHUs remains in place. FEMA has confirmed this will be the final extension to the program.
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ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION
PROCLAMATIONS
No proclamation information at this time.
SHELTER INFORMATION
For shelter information contact your Parish OHSEP.
STATE OFFICES CLOSURE INFORMATION
State employees should be aware of the following phone numbers to call, which will be updated with information regarding office closures: 1.800.360.9660 or 225.342.0498.
PREPAREDNESS + SAFETY TIPS
- For preparedness tips visit: www.GetAGameplan.org
- Do not walk through flowing water, as drowning is the number one cause of flood deaths. Six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet;
- Do not drive your car through a flooded area, as it does not take much water to carry away a vehicle. Do not drive around road barriers, because you do not know if the road of a bridge has been washed out;
- Stay away from power lines and electrical wires, as electrical current can travel through water. Report downed power lines to your utility company.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION SOURCES:
Click the hyperlinks below for important information- For lists of flood alerts across the state from the National Weather Service: click here
- For contact information for local Office of Emergency Preparedness: click here
- For regular updates through social media: facebook, twitter
- Emergency Alerts Weather App now available for iPhone and iPad in the Apple iTunes Store!
