Eight Disaster Recovery Centers To Suspend Operations 

Operations Temporarily Closed Until Rita Passes

Release Date: September 22, 2005
Release Number: 1603-029

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BATON ROUGE, La.-- The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (LOHSEP) are announcing that eight Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) located in Louisiana will temporarily suspend operations until Hurricane Rita, presently approaching the Texas-Louisiana coastline, has passed.

Eight Disaster Recovery Centers will be suspending operations at 12 noon, Thursday, Sept. 22.

All eight centers south of I-10 including Slidell, will suspend operations. The affected Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are: Lafayette (Lafayette), Iberville (Plaquemine), Plaquemines ( Belle Chasse), St. Tammany (Slidell), Lafourche (Thibodaux), St. James (Vacherie), Orleans (Algiers), and St. Charles Parish (Boutte). The eight centers north of I-10 will have business operations as usual.

The temporary suspension of eight DRC activities frees up local first responders to concentrate on providing all necessary emergency needs to their communities. It also allows residents to focus their attention on the pending preparations. DRC personnel will be ready to get back to work quickly after the danger has passed.

Should Hurricane Rita make landfall along the Louisiana coast, a survey of all DRC locations will be conducted when the all-clear signal is received. Once the DRC sites are inspected and approved for service by FEMA and the State of Louisiana, they will reopen to continue with their mission of assisting those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Avoyelles Parish
Marksville
635 East Tunica Drive
Marksville, La. 71351
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Iberville Parish – Temp. Closing
Iberville Parish Library
24605 J. Gerald Barrett Blvd.
Plaquemine, La. 70764
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Orleans Parish – Temp. Closing
Landry High School
Whitney Ave. & LaMarque Street
Algiers, La
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Rapides Parish
Old Office Max Bldg.
2255 Macarthur
Alexandria, La. 71301
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

St. Tammany Parish – Temp. Closing
John Slidell Municipal Park Recreation Center
105 Robert Road
Slidell, La. 70458
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Webster Parish
Old Wal-Mart Store
1100 Homer Rd.
Minden, La. 71055
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Bossier and Caddo Parishes
Old Summergrove Baptist Church
2820 Summer Grove Drive
Shreveport, La. 71118
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Lafayette Parish – Temp. Closing
Harvest Church International
111 Liberty Ave.
Lafayette, La. 70508
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Plaquemines Parish – Temp. Closing
Plaquemines Primary School
539 Edward Hebert Blvd.
Belle Chasse, La. 70037
Due to Curfew:
7 a. m. to 5 p. m.

St. Charles Parish – Temp. Closing
Bingo Hall
13415 Hwy 90
Boutte, La. 70039
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Washington Parish
Living Word Christian Church
539 Avenue V
Bogalusa, La. 70427
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

East Baton Rouge Parish
1 & 2 Maritime Place
101 France Street
Baton Rouge, La. 70802
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Lafourche Parish – Temp. Closing
Jake’s Department Store
513 St. Mary Street
Thibodaux, La. 70301
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Quachita Parish
Civic Center Convention Hall
401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expwy
Monroe, La. 71210
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

St. James Parish – Temp. Closing
Lions Club Bldg.
29126 Health Unit St.
Vacherie, La. 70090
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

Washington Parish
Hillcrest Baptist Church
2201 East Washington Street
Franklinton, La. 70438
9 a. m. to 7 p. m.

FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003

Last Modified: Thursday, 22-Sep-2005 16:09:24