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General

*** A MANDATORY CURFEW IS SET FOR ALL EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH CITIZENS FROM 10:00PM TO 6:00AM ***

OXYGEN TANK INFORMATION: Fire Station # 8 at Lobdell & Government Street has personal oxygen available.  You must bring your empty tank for exchange only.

*** By law government agencies cannot remove trees/limbs from private property.  This must be done by the homeowner, business owner or hired contractor. ***

Other important hurricane related information:

 
Road Closures

Road
There are currently no road closures in East Baton Rouge Parish.


Sandbags

Sand Sand and sandbags can be found at the following Fire Stations:

Station # 6 3820 Gus Young
Station # 8 545 Lobdell
Station # 12 555 Government
Station # 13 835 Sharp
Station # 14 4121 Harding
Station # 15 3150 Brightside
Station # 19 11010 Coursey
Alsen 674 Old Rafe Mayer Rd
Brownsfield 71 11420 Plank
Central Fire Dept 31 11646 Sullivan
Central Fire Dept 35 10626 Lovett Rd
Chaneyville 22790 Reames
Pride 20920 Carson
St George 61 13686 Perkins
St George 63 7027 Antioch
St George 65 1506 Seabord
Eastside 15094 Old Hammond
District 6 Station 51 7878 Prescott


Evacuation Shelters

Shelters

The following shelters in East Baton Rouge Parish are open:

Bethany World Prayer Center
(American Red Cross)
13855 Plank Road
Baker
BREC Park
(American Red Cross)
801 Flannery Road
Baton Rouge
Capital City Church of Christ18282 S Harrells Ferry Road
Baton Rouge
Central Church of Christ4762 Wildwood Parkway
Baton Rouge
Church of Christ1414 N 32nd Street
Baton Rouge
Church of Christ3500 39th Street
Zachary
First Church of Christ Scientist610 Park Boulevard
Baton Rouge
Greenwell Springs Road Church of Christ11932 Greenwell Springs Road
Baton Rouge
Gus Young Park
(American Red Cross)
4200 Gus Young Avenue
Baton Rouge
Hollywood Street Church of Christ5111 Hollywood Street
Baton Rouge
Mission Church of Christ2300 Church Street
Zachary
Plainview Church of Christ Holiness1111 N Foster Drive
Baton Rouge
South Baton Rouge Church of Christ8725 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge

Feeding Sites

The following feeding sites provided by the Salvation Army are located in and around East Baton Rouge Parish:

Gus Young Shelter
(Mobile Unit)
4201 Gus Young Road
Baton Rouge
Healing Place Church
(Mobile Unit)
19202 Highland Road
Baton Rouge
Living Faith Christian Center
(Mobile Unit)
6100 Winbourne
Baton Rouge
Miracle Place Church
(Mobile Unit)
2080 Main Street
Baker
Plaquemine Community
(Mobile Unit)
Roving on Bellview Rd
Plaquemine
Salvation Army
(Fixed Site)
7361 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge
Sunrise Baptist Church
(Mobile Unit)
966 Maryland Avenue
Port Allen
Town Center Area
(Mobile Unit)
Corporate & Jefferson
Baton Rouge


Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) and Water Distribution Sites


The following locations in East Baton Rouge Parish will have MREs and Water:

Wal-Mart (Old Wal-Mart Parking Lot)
14740 Plank Road
Baker
Wal-Mart (Siegen Lane)10606 N Mall Drive
Baton Rouge


Government Closures

Government
All essential and non-essential East Baton Rouge City-Parish personnel, except for the Parish Attorney's Office, will report to work on Friday, September 5, 2008.  Parish Attorney's Office will resume office on Monday, September 8, 2008.

Office of District Attorney, 19th Judicial District, will be closed until Monday, September 8, 2008.


School Closures

Schools All East Baton Rouge Parish Public and Private Schools, including Louisiana State University, Southern University and University of Phoenix, will be closed until Monday, September 8, 2008.

All school personnel will report to office on Wednesday, September 10, 2008.


Helpful Links to Emergency Information

Links

Emergency Links:

Evacuation- Hurricane Response Map

Flooding

Hurricane Preparedness

Other Resources:

American Red Cross

Baton Rouge Traffic Information

Debris Removal

FEMA

Flight Information at Baton Rouge

Hotel Availability Information

Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness

LA State Police Emergency Page

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

LSU Hurricane Center

Mosquito/West Nile

National Hurricane Center

National Weather Service




Helpful Phone Numbers

phone
I*** EMERGENCY CALLS DIAL 911 ***

Alabama State Police (334) 242-4378
American Red Cross (866) 438-4636 (1-866-GET-INFO)
Baton Rouge City Police (225) 389-3831
Baton Rouge Fire Department (225) 354-1400
Baton Rouge Shelters 1-866-GET-INFO (438-4636)
Central Fire Department (225) 261-2000
City of Baker (225) 778-9952
City of Central (225) 262-5000
City of Zachary (225) 654-0026
DEMCO (225) 261-1160 (Power Outages)
Department of Public Works (225) 389-3158
Dialysis Scheduling (225) 387-1333
E.B.R. Animal Control Services (225) 389-5000 EBRSO
(225) 389-2000 BRPD
E.B.R. Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (225) 389-2100
Emergency Medical Services (225) 389-3300
Entergy 1-800-9OUTAGE
Family/Friends Hotline 1-800-957-1601
Gouging Complaints (Atty. General) 1-800-488-2770
Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (225) 925-7500
Louisiana State Police (Troop A) (225) 754-8500
LSP Road Closures 1-800-469-4828
Mississippi State Police (601) 987-1430
Nextel Emergency # 1-800-333-9437
Sheriff's Office (225) 389-5000
Special Needs Shelter Hotline 1-800-349-1372
Special Needs Shelter Hotline 1-800-349-1372
U.S. Geological Survey (225) 389-0281
Volunteers/Donations 389-2861 & 389-2863

24 Hour Flight Information:  
  American Airlines   1-800-223-5436
  Continental Airlines   1-800-784-4444
  Delta Airlines   1-800-325-1999
  Northwest Airlines   1-800-441-1818