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Sandbag locations open across Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Francine
By Raeven Poole,
4 hours ago
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine’s expected landing on Wednesday, Sept. 11, several parishes have opened sandbag locations.
Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government officials announced sandbags would be brought to the parish’s low-lying area and that location will be open by the end of the day on Monday, Sept. 9.
Adult Softball Complex 9544 East Main St. | Houma
Knights of Columbus Hall — 1558 Highway 655 | Pointe-Aux-Chenes
Montegut Fire Station — 1105 Highway 55 | Montegut
St. Ann Church — 4355 Highway 24 | Bourg
Ward 7 — 5006 Highway 56 | Chauvin
Village East Fire — 100 Development St. | Houma
Cannata’s — 6307 W Park Ave. — Houma
Donner Community Center — 361 Azalea Dr. | Donner
Devon Keller Memorial Center — 5575 Bayou Black Rd. | Gibson
Public Works (North Campus) — 206 Government St. | Gray
Gibson East Fire — 5218 North Bayou Black Rd. | Gibson
West Terrebonne Fire — 110 Merry Moss St. | Gibson
Mechanicville Gym — 2814 Senator St. | Houma
Upper Dularge Fire — 631 Bayou Dularge Rd | Houma
Bayou Black Fire — 2820 Savanne Rd. | Houma
Civic Center — 346 Civic Center Blvd | Houma
A prefilled sandbag station will be reserved for elderly residents and residents with disabilities. There is a limit of 15 prefilled bags per vehicle.
Bags are available at the designated site at 1860 Grand Caillou Rd. Use the side road between the Public Works yard and Last Island Hardware (Old Shannon Hardware) and pick up bags at the side gates.
Sandbags will be available at the following dates and times:
Monday, Sept.9 from 2p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
St. John the Baptist Parish
Locations will be open Monday, Sept. 9 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
St. John Community Center | LaPlace
Central Avenue Fire Station | Reserve
Ezekiel Jackson Park | Garyville
Juan Anthony Joseph Memorial Park | Edgard
Wallace Fire Station
Lucy Fire Station
Pleasure Bend Fire Station
Residents are being asked to bring their own shovels to all locations.
Pre-filled bags will be available for the elderly and disabled at 425 Captain G. Bourgeois in LaPlace. There is a limit of 10 bags per person.
St. James Parish
Sandbag locations will open beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9. Resident should bring their own shovel.
Grand Point Fire Station – 32122 Hwy 642, Paulina
Admirals Landing at 3125 – Across from Asahi America, Inc
End of 642 at the Back of Grand Point
Grand Point Truck Stop
Town of Lutcher – Lutcher Avenue across from Water Plant
Town of Gramercy – River Road in front of the water plant
South Vacherie Fire Training Center – 29126 Health Unit St., Vacherie
Kingview Fire Station – 8120 Kingview Street in St. James
7th District Park – 13271 Jake Gravois Street
First Baptist Church – 1244 Magnolia Heights Street
St. Charles Parish
In preparation for the storm, sandbag locations will open for St. Charles Parish residents at the East and West Bank Bridge Parks beginning the afternoon of Monday, Sep. Residents should only take what they need and bring their own shovels.
Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish officials released a list of open self-serve sandbag locations. Residents will have to bring their own shovels.
“We encourage anyone who has had an issue with flash flooding or flooding following extended rain events to please come out and pick up sandbags,” said Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller.
8th Ward Fire Department on Louisiana Highway 445
8th Ward Fire Station on Louisiana Highway 22 in Bedico
Ponchatoula East Station 4 at the corner of Sandhill Cemetery Road and Louisiana Highway 22
Ponchatoula West Station 3 on the corner of Morgan Drive and Louisiana Highway 22
Husser Fire Station on Louisiana Highway 445
Natalbany Fire on Louisiana Highway 1064
Baptist Fire Station
Wilmer Fire Station
Independence Fire Station
Loranger Fire Station
Kentwood Volunteer Fire Station on Louisiana Highway 38 East
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