IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

State Recorded Emergency Hotline: 1-866-288-2484

La. Medicaid Hotline: 1-888-342-6207

Financial Institution Hotlines - 1-877-275-3342 (for the FDIC—banks and thrifts) and 1-888-584-6847 (for the NCUA—credit unions)

DSS Operation Redirect: Find Sheltered - 800-957-1601

OPH Safe Drinking Water Program - 225-342-7499.

Red Cross "Safe and Well" Registry - 866-GET-INFO

Red Cross Shelter Information - 211

Louisiana One Call (Locate powerlines before you dig) - 811

Report Price Gouging to the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office: 1-800-351-4889

Department of Environmental Quality (General Information): 219-5337 or 1-866-896-5337

Report a spill or other environmental concern: 225-342-1234 or 1-888-763-5424

For people who receive Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), Food Stamp Program Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) as well as foster parents and residential child centers: 1-888-LAHELPU (1-888-524-3578)

Child-Support Customer Service Center for people who either pay or receive child support: (800) 256-4650 toll-free or (225) 922-8100

For inquiries from Food Stamp recipients and the general public concerning food assistance:1-888-LAHELPU

For residents on pet and livestock issues: 225-922-1234 or 800-558-9741 (LDAF/open 24 hours)

Jackson War Veterans Home: 225-342-8998
Bossier City War Veterans Home:318-741-2763
(Veterans from the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, La. and the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings were evacuated to these sites.)