Disaster Recovery Center to Cease Operations
Release Date: December 28, 2005
Release Number: 1603-249
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today the closing of a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in St. James Parish at the Lions Club Building, 29126 Health Unit St., Vacherie, LA 70090. The DRC has been visited nearly 4,000 times and will close on Thursday, December 29 at 7 p.m. Disaster victims still in need of assistance can visit any open DRC in the state. The nearest DRC for St. James Parish residents is:
Lafourche Parish
Jake Department Store
508 St. Mary Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Individuals can begin the disaster application process by calling the toll-free registration number, 800-621-FEMA (3362) or 800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing- or speech-impaired. The FEMA registration hotline and Helpline will remain open on New Year’s Day, following their normal schedule of operating daily, twenty-four hours a day. You can also register online at www.fema.gov.
DRCs will be closed from December 31 – January 2 and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3. (hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday).
Find a complete listing of open DRCs on the following page.
Note: The DRC in St. John the Baptist Parish has relocated to:
St. John the Baptist Parish
160 Belle Terre Blvd.
La Place, LA 70068
Ascension Parish
13192 Airline Hwy.
Gonzales, LA 70737
Beauregard Parish
Park Terrace Shopping Center
1011 N. Pine St.
DeRidder, LA 70634
Bossier and Caddo Parishes
Old Summergrove Baptist Church
2820 Summer Grove Dr.
Shreveport, LA 71118
Cameron Parish
Grand Lake Recreation Center
125 Recreation Ln.
Grand Lake, LA 70607
Cameron Parish
Hackberry Community Center
986 Main St.
Hackberry, LA 70645
Calcasieu Parish
Leadership Center
1701 Ryan St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Calcasieu Parish
Knights of Columbus Bldg.
1600 Horridge St.
Vinton, LA 70668
Concordia Parish
102 Front St.
Vidalia, LA 71373
East Baton Rouge Parish
101 France St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Iberia Parish
Old Fireworks Warehouse
601 West Admiral Doyle Dr.
New Iberia, LA 70560
Jefferson Davis Parish
208 Shankland Ave.
Jennings, LA 70546
Jefferson Parish
MA Green Shopping Center
7901 Airline Dr.
Metairie, LA 70665
Jefferson Parish
Westside Shopping Center
Units 14 and 15
15 W. Bank Expwy.
Gretna, LA 70053
Lafayette Parish
Harvest Church International
111 Liberty Ave.
Lafayette, LA 70508
Lafourche Parish
Jake's Department Store
508 St. Mary St.
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Lafourche Parish
4560 US Hwy. 1
Raceland, LA 70394
Orleans Parish
Landry High School
1200 Landry Blvd.
Algiers, LA 70114
Orleans Parish*
Jewish Community Center
5342 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70115
Orleans Parish*
New Orleans Public Library
219 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
^Orleans Parish*
Lake Forest Plaza Mall
Parking Lot #3
Mobile Operation
5700 Read Rd.
New Orleans, LA 70117
^^Plaquemines Parish
Belle Chasse Auditorium
8938 Hwy. 23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Rapides Parish
Old Office Max Bldg.
2255 Macarthur Dr.
Alexandria, LA 71301
St. Bernard Parish
8101 W. Judge Perez Rd.
Chalmette, LA 70043
St. Charles Parish
Bingo Hall
13145 Hwy 90
Boutte, LA 70039
St. John the Baptist Parish
1310 W 7th St.
La Place, LA 70068
St. Landry Parish
Old Kroger Store
1638 Cresswell Ln.
Opelousas, LA 70570
St. Tammany Parish
John Slidell Municipal Park Recreation Center
105 Robert Rd.
Slidell, LA 70458
St. Tammany Parish
La-Z Boy Center
31-A Park Pl.
Covington, LA 70433
Tangipahoa Parish
Old Winn Dixie Bldg.
727 West Oak
Amite, LA 70422
Terrebonne Parish
805 Barrow St.
Houma, LA 70360
Vermilion Parish
407 Charity St.
Abbeville, LA 70510
Vernon Parish
Old Lowe’s Building
1601 S. 5th St.
Leesville, LA 71446
Washington Parish
(Old Barnes Furniture Bldg.)
539 Avenue V
Bogalusa, LA 70427
*Right of Entry Forms (ROE) for the Blue Roof Program may be dropped off att these DRCs until Jan.7.
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.
SBA is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private non-profit organizations fund repairs or rebuilding efforts, and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover uninsured and uncompensated losses and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 28-Dec-2005 17:58:33