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• Ascension Parish opening two evacuation shelters ahead of Hurricane Ida

  August 28, 2021 5:17 PM

  Ascension Parish will be opening two emergency shelters Sunday morning in preparation for Hurricane Ida. The shelters will be at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzalez and Lowery Middle School in Donaldsonville. Both will be open at 8 a.m. Sunday. Ascension Parish said cots will be provided, but anyone... more »

• Baker residents prepare early for both tropical storms Play Video

  August 22, 2020 7:45 PM

  Preparations are underway for Baker residents ahead of the two storms approaching Louisiana. People in Baker and around the area are filling multiple bags with sand to help prevent their homes from flooding in the coming days. "We have no control over which way these storms... more »

• Sand sifting through post office fence, annoying neighbors Play Video

  October 30, 2019 6:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman living next to a post office says there's sand leaking through the fence. Gloria McLain says sand has been washing through the Broadmoor post office fence onto the driveway at her living complex since June. The sand is tracking into driveways, garages and into... more »

• Sandbag stations busy throughout Livingston Parish Wednesday Play Video

  July 10, 2019 7:02 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Many people in Livingston Parish are getting a jump-start on storm preparations ahead of this weekend's severe weather. Toni Terry, who has flooded multiple times, including the August 2016 flood, was busy loading up on sandbags Wednesday afternoon. "It's like every hard rain we have to... more »

• Sand bags available at St. George fire station

  May 2, 2016 11:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Sand and bags are available to residents at the St. George Fire Department Headquarters Monday due to the severe weather from the weekend. St. George Fire Department Headquarters is located at 14100 Airline Highway. The sand and bags are free. more »