PRESS RELEASE September 9, 2008 update: NO FOOD STAMPS TODAY IN ST JOHN, Food stamp distribution in St. John will be opening Wednesday, Sept. 10th. Tarp Registration Continues, 20% Without Power ***(NOTE TIME CHANGE) CURFEW is still in place from 12 am to 6 am. Ammunition ban still in effect. Tarp Registration: The Army Corps of Engineers is at 1801 W. Airline Hwy in LaPlace and will be signing residents up for blue tarps for their roofs until 7:30 pm. Residents must come to the building to sign up for this service. DISTRIBUTION POINTS : (NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION) **Westbank: Community Center, 173 East 3rd St in Edgard (MREs) NOON **Eastbank: State POD: Regala Park, 194 Regala Park Rd., Reserve, LA 70084. (Meals) This center will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM. (NOTE CHANGE) ***SCHOOLS: ALL SCHOOLS IN ST. JOHN WILL RE-OPEN WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10TH ***POWER: Entergy Outage Information - (20%) customers are without electricity on the East and West Bank. Entergy has given St. John Parish an estimated finish date of September 10 to have power fully restored to the parish. Parish officials are working with Entergy to reestablish services. Upon return residents are asked to call 1-800-9-OUTAGE to report power outages. A BURN BAN is in effect until further notice. GARBAGE COLLECTION: has begun. The collection on garbage is running behind schedule due to the large amount trash being picked up by the garbage crews. We ask that everyone be patient during this time and understand while your garbage hasn't been picked up on your normal scheduled pick up day they are doing the very best they can to accommodate everyone in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav and will pick up your garbage in timely manner. RIVER PARISHES HOSPITAL IS OPEN. Dialysis services are available. WATER: Water is safe to drink parish wide. SEWERAGE: Sewerage service is limited throughout St. John due to the lack of Power. Crews are working at returning these services to full capacity. PARISH OFFICIALS ASK THAT RESIDENTS minimIze use of their sewerage (take short showers, avoid washing dishes, and avoid using unnecessary water). President Hubbard ordered 20 tanker pump trucks to pump down sewer lift stations to help alleviate the problem. Utilities / Public Work Crews are working around the clock to manage the problem. DEBRIS: Please begin cleaning your property upon your return. Place all debris on the curb of your property. Crews will be picking this debris over the next week or two. ***ST. JOHN DISASTER RECOVERY TEAMS are picking up debris parish wide. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE DEBRIS IN THE DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CANALS. *Debris Management Crews are beginning the debris clean-up effort in full force. Crews will be working from 7am -7pm..residents are asked to begin cleaning their property and place their green debris in one pile at the edge of the road. Please separate green goods from white goods to assist in debris clean up. CLOSED: Animal Shelter, Post Office, COURTHOUSE: Courts will re-open Thursday, Sept 11, 2008 at Edgard Courthouse in Edgard. All sections (A, B, & C) will re-open.(Pending weather conditionsbrought on by Hurricane Ike. Criminal court that was set for LaPlace in Division A, on Monday, September 8, 2008 is reset to October 13, 2008 for the same time at the same place. STREAMING LOCAL BROADCAST: maroonspoon.com/wx/gustav.html
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