Red Cross transitions Northshore shelters, opens additional sites in Bayou Region
WWL.com Reporting
Sep 7 4:05pm CDT
As residents return home to the Greater New Orleans Area and Bayou Region, the American Red Cross Southeast Louisiana Chapter has transitioned all of its shelters on the Northshore and has opened additional shelters closer to the hardest hit areas.
SHELTERS:
- LaFourche: Larose Civic Center (307 E. 5th Street, Cut Off, LA)
- LaFourche: Thibodaux High School (1355 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux, LA)
-LaFourche: Central LaFourche High School (4820 Hwy. 1, Raceland, LA)
-St. Charles: Landry High School (108 Tiger Circle, Hahnville, LA)
-Jefferson: Hope Haven (1101 Barataria Blvd., Marrero, LA)
-Orleans: Behrman Park (2529 General Meyer, New Orleans, LA)
-Orleans: St Bernard Recreation Center (1500 Lafreriere Street, New Orleans, LA) NEW
-Assumption: Napoleonville Middle School (4847 Hwy. 1, Napoleonville, LA)
-Terrebonne: Houma Junior High (315 St. Charles St, Houma LA)
-Terrebonne: Dumas Recreation Center (Tunnel Blvd.@ Barataria Ave, Houma LA)
If additional shelters are needed they will be opened in the coming days. The American Red Cross is also providing shelter supplies and meals for first responders helping with re-entry and clean-up. For a complete listing of shelters, please call 2-1-1 or 1-866-GET-INFO.
As residents begin to return home and start the cleanup process, please keep the following in mind:
• Avoid loose or dangling power lines, reporting them immediately to the power company, police or fire department.
• Before entering, check the outside of your home for damage such as cracks in the foundation or broken utilities that make it too dangerous to enter.
• Enter your home with caution. Look for sagging in the ceiling that may indicate water trapped there. Check for loose flooring.
• Smell for gas. If you detect a natural gas or propane odor or hear a hissing noise, leave immediately and contact the fire department or utility company.
• Avoid using sinks, showers and toilets if you suspect sewage lines are damaged.
• Beware of snakes, insects or animals driven to higher ground by floodwater.
• Open windows and doors to ventilate and dry your home.
• Throw out all food, beverages and medicine exposed to floodwaters and mud, including canned goods, capped bottles and sealed containers. When in doubt, throw it out.
• Take pictures of the damage to the house and its contents for insurance
FEEDING:
The American Red Cross has established five kitchens in Greater New Orleans Area and Bayou Region that will support mobile feeding trucks and distribution points. The American Red Cross delivered meals throughout Southern Louisiana yesterday to meet specific requests from the parish governments.
On Sunday, September 7th feeding will be conducted at lunch and dinner in the following areas:
Jefferson Parish
Elmwood Center- Harahan
Terrebonne Parish
Feeding available at all shelter locations
St Bernard
Hopedale- Reggio Junction
Plaquemines Parish
Assumption Catholic Church- Braithwaite
St John Parish
Regallia Park-La Place
Wallace Firestation-La Place
Lafourche Parish
Feeding available at all shelter locations
Orleans Parish
Dryades and Jackson
Lower Ninth Ward-Sanchez
Because distribution locations and mobile feeding routes may change as we identify new pockets of need, we will provide daily updates with general areas where feeding will occur so residents can plan to access this service.
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