HENDERSON, La. ( KLFY ) — Organizations gathered at Henry Guidry Memorial Park in Henderson to help Second Harvest food bank distribute 24 pallets of food and essentials to St. Martin Parish families who were impacted by the recent storms .

“We got a call out from (Henderson Police) Capt. Thibodeaux. He was like can we feed this call for help. Second harvest said of course we can,” said Second Harvest Impact Coordinator Lemel Jones.

Smile Community Action and Love Acadiana also showed up to help distribute to the many families who showed up.

Multiple families lined up for hours ready to get food after losing power, some with their homes destroyed, during the recent severe weather events.

“Just strategically over the past couple of weeks have put things in place for the community, again, not just for Henderson, but for St. Martin Parish as a whole,” said Thibodeaux.

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Items donated were mainly what residents lost like vegetables, fruit, meat and more. Jones says the organization was ready to serve over 500 different vehicles.

“We’re happy to be part of any disaster response and rebuilding our communities,” she said.

Some families say they are happy people in the community are willing to help them through times like this and hope things can change soon.

St. Martin Parish resident Marcia Myers said the community she lives in is “getting a lot of help and we are also going to be able to get back on our feet, hopefully not too long.”

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