The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

The Web site of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness provides a summary of information resources in the event of hurricanes and natural disasters that affect the state.

It includes links to evacuation maps and phased evacuation schedule, active hurricane maps and forecast advisories, disaster assistance, parish offices, and state agencies:
http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/

The Communications Center of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1 (800) 256-7036 or (225) 925-7500.

The Louisiana Citizen Awareness and Disaster Evacuation Guide, a six page PDF brochure, provides shelter information during hurricane evacuations, telephone numbers to obtain road closure information, family disaster supply kit list, radio stations that broadcast emergency information, telephone numbers for American Red Cross chapters in the hurricane evacuation areas, and weather terms. It is available online at:

In case of evacuation in Metropolitan New Orleans, a Contraflow Evacuation Route Plan is available online at: http://www.lsp.org/pdf/Web_StateMap.pdf

http://www.lsp.org/lcadeg.html

The National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides comprehensive information on storms and hurricanes, maps and charts, forecast tracks, wind and strike probabilities, and public advisories at: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/


Additional Information Resources:
Louisiana State Police
Road Closure Information 1(800) 469-4828
http://www.lsp.org/roadandincident.nsf

Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Contact Numbers, Parish Directory: http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/Parish/parishoepnumbers.htm

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disaster Assistance 1(800) 621-3362 or 1(800) 462-7585 http://www.fema.gov

Fact Sheet on what to do before the hurricane, during a hurricane watch or warning, and after the hurricane: http://www.fema.gov/hazards/hurricanes/hurricaf.shtm

American Red Cross
Food, Shelter, and Financial Assistance 1(866) 438-4636

Louisiana Red Cross Chapters:

Acadiana Chapter
101 N. Pat Street
Scott, Louisiana 70583
Phone: (337) 234-7371

Central Louisiana Chapter
1808 Jackson Street
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301
Phone: (318) 442-6621

Louisiana Capital Area Chapter
10201 Mayfair Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Phone: (225) 291-4533

Northeast Louisiana Chapter
414 Breard Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71201
Phone: (318) 323-5141

Northwest Louisiana Chapter
4221 Linwood Avenue
Shreveport, Louisiana 71108
Phone: (318) 865-9545

Southeast Louisiana Chapter
2640 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
Phone: (504) 620-3105

Southwest Louisiana Chapter
916 W. McNeese Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605
Phone: (337) 478-5122

St. Bernard Parish Chapter
2200 Palmisano Blvd.
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Phone: (504) 277-8163

State workers should also be aware that they may be called individually by their supervisors to return to work.