Sandbag locations open across Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Francine
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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Lafourche Parish
A self-fill sandbag location will open at the Public Works Barn at 1219 Henry S. Thibodaux St. starting Monday, Sept. 9.
The following sandbag locations are also open, and will stay open until further notice.
Lafourche Fire District #3 Central Station at 17462 West Main, Galliano.
Oak Ridge Community Park in Golden Meadow.
Lockport Field Office at 6236 Highway 308 in Lockport.
Raceland AG Grounds Parking Lot on Texas Street.
Thibodaux Field Office at 2565 Veterans Blvd.
Bayou Blue Recreation Grounds on Highway 316 South of Highway 182.
Choctaw Field Office at 122 Choctaw Barn road.
Bayou Bouef Bridge on Highway 307.
Chackbay Fair Grounds on Highway 304.
Under the bridge on Bridge Road at the intersection with Bayou Road in Des Allemands.
The end of Fairway Drive in Thibodaux.
The end of Manchester Manor Road in Thibodaux.
At field office locations, 25 prefilled bags will be available per address for elderly and disabled people.
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Orleans Parish
New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green announced that sandbag filling and distribution will be available at the following two locations in District D from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.:
Gentilly – St. Leo the Great at 2916 Paris Ave.
Upper 9th Ward – 3300 Florida Ave.
Further information provided by officials with the City of New Orleans stated that an additional four locations will also be available for sandbag filling and distribution.
Dryades YMCA, 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Saint Maria Goretti Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd.
Desire/Florida Multipurpose Center, 3250 Industry St.
Arthur Monday Center, 1111 Newton St.
Terrebonne Parish
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
St. Tammany Parish
The following five locations have been opened in St. Tammany Parish for people to fill sandbags:
Airport Road Public Works Barn (34783 Grantham College Drive, Slidell)
Fritchie Public Works Barn (63119 LA-1090, Pearl River)
Keller Public Works Barn (63131 Fish Hatchery Road, Lacombe)
St. Tammany Parish Government Complex (21410 Koop Drive, Mandeville)
Covington Public Works Barn (1305 N. Florida Street, Covington)
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