Sep. 9, 1:24pm CDT
Officials Tuesday had to close the various sites around the New Orleans area where thousands of people were waiting hours in long lines to apply for disaster food stamps.
The locations where all overwhelmed in Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Tammany and New Orleans.
Officials say they will re-open at 8:00am Wednesday and stay open as long as they can handle the crowds. They will do that each day through the weekend.
Additional sites open in other parishes Wednesday and Thursday as well. Here is the list for Southeast Louisiana designated sites as of 9/9/08:
Jefferson
Johnny Jacobs Playground 5851 5th Avenue
Marrero, LA 70072
Lafourche
(Opens Wed. 9-10-08)
LaRose-Cut Off Junior High School 13356 West Main (Hwy 1)
LaRose, LA. 70345
Livingston
North Park 30372 Eden Church Rd.
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Orleans
St. Maria Goretti Church 7300 Crowder Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70127
Plaquemines
St. Patrick's Family Life Center 28698 Hwy 23
Port Sulphur, LA. 70083
St. Charles
(Opens Thurs. 9-11-08)
St. Charles Parish OFS 14401 Highway 90
Boutte, LA 70039
St. James
(Opens Wed. 9-10-08)
West Bank Reception Center 2455 Highway 18
Vacherie, LA 70070
St. John the Baptist
(Opens Wed. 9-10-08)
New Wine Fellowship 1929 W. Airline
Highway LaPlace, LA. 70068
St. Tammany
Castine Center 63350 Pelican Blvd.
Mandeville, LA 70448
Tangipahoa
Amite Community Center 101 West Chestnut St
Amite, LA. 70422
African American Heritage Museum 1600 Phoenix
Hammond, LA 70404
Terrebonne
(Opens Thurs. 9-11-08)
Bayou Black Recreation Center
3688 Southdown Mandalay Road Houma, LA 70360
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