LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine’s expected landing on Wednesday, Sept. 11, several parishes have opened sandbag locations.
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A self-fill sandbag location will open at the Public Works Barn at 1219 Henry S. Thibodaux St. starting Monday, Sept. 9.
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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
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
Terrebonne Parish
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. 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.
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