BATON ROUGE, La. – Two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) serving Louisiana survivors of Hurricane Francine in Ascension and St. John the Baptist parishes will close at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11 and move to new locations next week.
Ascension Parish
Closes on Oct 11 at: Lemann Memorial Center, 1100 Clay Street, Donaldsonville, LA 70346 at 5 p.m.
Reopens on Oct 15 at: Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9039 St. Landry Road, Gonzales, LA 70737
St. John the Baptist Parish
Closes on Oct 11 at: Reserve Library, 1482 Hwy 44, Reserve, LA 70084 at 5 p.m.
Reopens on Oct 16 at: Westbank Library, 2979 Hwy 18, Edgard, LA 70049
The centers will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Additional locations in Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes are open. To find the DRC nearest to you, visit DRC Locator (fema.gov).
Residents in all nine parishes can visit any DRC to meet with representatives of FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, along with other community partners. No appointment is needed to visit the center.
The centers are accessible to people with disabilities or access and functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology. If you need a reasonable accommodation or sign language interpreter, please call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).
You do not have to visit a center to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The quickest way to apply is by going online at disasterassistance.gov/.
Additional options when applying include:
- Download the FEMA App for mobile devices.
- Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
- To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube.
For the latest information visit fema.gov/disaster/4817. Follow FEMA Region 6 social media at X.com/FEMARegion6 or on Facebook at facebook.com/femaregion6.