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Goodwill
Industries www.goodwill.org
Donations and volunteer services
Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporationwww.fdic.gov
Information for consumers and bankers affected by Hurricane
Katrina
Louisiana State Parks
www.lastateparks.com
Hurricane Katrina evacuees can stay free at Louisiana State
Parks
232-HELP/211
is "the" designated 2-1-1 provider for Southwest Louisiana.
If you live within Southwest Louisiana or are temporarily
house in this region - Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline,
Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary,
Terrebonne or Vermilion parishes - we can help you.
232-HELP/211
is a Comprehensive Resource Information and Referral System
featuring this website (www.232-help.org) and a telephone
line 2-1-1 (if using a land line), 232-HELP or 232-4357
during business hours, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. After hours
answering service with direct link to on call specialist.
Please use the buttons on the left hand side of every page
to navigate this site. If you would like more
information, please feel free to contact.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st, and lasts
through November 30th. Tropical storm and hurricane
formation increases significantly by August, with the peak
of the season usually reached on September 10th. Activity
begins to decline significantly towards the end of October.
The earliest tropical storm to strike our area was May 30,
1959, with the latest being Hurricane Juan on October 29,
1985; both coming ashore in South Central Louisiana.
Hurricanes
The information below is intended for use by disaster
victims, their families, and service providers. Please
be aware that service information for disaster victims
is changing everyday. You should check back regularly to
find new information. Because this information is
subject to change day by day, 232-HELP/211 has elected
to maintain temporary hurricane-related resources
separate from the main database. Please feel free
to call 232-HELP/2-1-1 for additional service
information, or search our database on this website and
other links under
Disaster Resources
(at left).
Louisiana
2-1-1
in
connection with
LAAIRS
"Linking people and
resources for a stronger Louisiana"
One click (on the stars below), or one call (2-1-1)
We're here to help you navigate the maze of
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LouisianaRebuilds
The
LSU AgCenter has an array of information to
help people in their recovery from the
multiple problems caused by a hurricane.
These problems include the danger of disease
from insects, other pests and flood waters
as well as illness from contamination by
flood waters. Please heed the following
advice. Much more information is available
at thier Web site and at parish extension
offices. Click on the LSU AgCenter logo for
web access.
LouisianaRebuilds
The
LSU AgCenter has an array of information to
help people in their recovery from the
multiple problems caused by a hurricane.
These problems include the danger of disease
from insects, other pests and flood waters
as well as illness from contamination by
flood waters. Please heed the following
advice. Much more information is available
at thier Web site and at parish extension
offices. Click on the LSU AgCenter logo for
web access.
