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  • Celebrity helping those concerned about Livingston flooding Play Video

    January 9, 2013 5:42 PM

    LIVINGSTON- Many people just finished with repairs from Hurricane Issac are now facing another threat because of several days of rain, with more in the forecast. Water crossed portions of Perrilloux Road before a much-needed break in the rain late this morning. Homeowner Sam Mack says he got about... more »
  • Sandbags available in Ascension Parish

    January 9, 2013 5:19 PM

    GONZALES - Water pumping stations in Ascension Parish were turned on yesterday afternoon in anticipation for the heavy rainfall. To help with the flooding, a number of fire stations are prepared with sand and bags. In Gonzales, city crews began filling bags with sand early this morning. "As... more »
  • Sandbags available during heavy rain, flooding

    January 9, 2013 11:03 AM

    Sandbags are available for people around the WBRZ viewing area. Sand and bags are available through the night, and into the morning as supplies last. You should bring your own shovel. Locations: Ascension Parish - If you need assistance with sand and bags, contact parish DPW at 225-621-5730.... more »
  • Sandbags available in Ascension, roads closed Tuesday night

    January 8, 2013 9:28 PM

    ST. AMANT- Sandbags will be made available at the fire station on Stringer Bridge Road close to the 10 o'clock hour Tuesday night. The message was posted to the Ascension Parish Homeland Security's Facebook page. The concern is over rainy weather that has lingered for much of the... more »
  • EBR residents get in last-minute storm purchases Play Video

    August 28, 2012 8:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - People in East Baton Rouge Parish made last-minute purchases and preparations ahead of Hurricane Isaac's arrival today. Ernest Richard joined dozens of people filling sandbags to protect their homes. "I'm concerned about my family and how safe my family is," Richard said. At the... more »
  • Sandbags ready for heavy rain in Ascension Parish

    May 11, 2012 10:30 AM

    GONZALES - Parish workers set up sandbag locations for Ascension Parish residents concerned about expected heavy rains this weekend. Department of Public Works Director Ronnie Fairchild said sand and bags are staged at five fire stations in the parish. Residents need to bring their own shovels to the locations.... more »
  • Floods force sandbagging in St. Martin Parish Play Video

    March 20, 2012 10:25 PM

    BREAUX BRIDGE-- The back-breaking work of filling and hauling sandbags is worth it to John Richard, even at 68 years old. He watched as his neighbors' homes in St. Martin Parish were flooded last week. He got lucky, because only his septic tank flooded. But water in the bayous near... more »
  • Sandbags available in Baton Rouge

    September 2, 2011 11:26 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Sandbags are available to Baton Rouge residents looking to protect their homes from heavy rains expected this weekend. The current forecast for Tropical Depression Number 13 indicates that the storm may strengthen within the next 24 - 48 hours and is expected to drop 10 -... more »
  • Levees, River Road downtown being reopened

    June 3, 2011 3:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A section of River Road in downtown Baton Rouge that was closed due to the rising Mississippi River is back open, and the downtown levees should soon follow suit. DOTD removed sandbags and traffic barriers today from River Road near the Hollywood Casino, which had been... more »
  • Council: Scam crews claim FEMA requires sandbags

    May 26, 2011 8:38 AM

    HOUMA- The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government says private work crews in the Gibson area have been telling elderly residents they have to sandbag their homes to get federal disaster relief. A statement on the government's website says that's false, and people should call the sheriff's office if they're approached by... more »
  • Homeowners preparing for high water in Gibson

    May 17, 2011 3:24 PM

    GIBSON - Prisoners helped fill truckloads of sandbags this morning for residents in Gibson, east of Morgan City, as residents tried to protect their homes from expected flooding. Property owners picked up dozens of sandbags at a station where inmates from the parish jail filled them 50 at a... more »
  • Crews shore up low levee spots in Ascension Parish

    May 13, 2011 8:11 PM

    DONALDSONVILLE - Crews are shoring up a portion of levee following concerns raised by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. Right now there's work on the levee in front of Aben near the Sunshine Bridge. Prisoners from Hunt Correctional moved thousands of sandbags to raise the height of the levee.... more »
  • Sandbags available in Assumption Parish

    May 9, 2011 10:34 AM

    NAPOLEONVILLE - Emergency officials in Assumption Parish are staging sandbags in several areas for residents that need them. Assumption Parish Planning Officials said they're anticipating an increase of two-and-a-half inches of water in the parish, and are continuing to get information around how flood levels in the Mississippi will... more »
  • Sandbags placed on levee at North Street

    May 6, 2011 5:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Ten thousand sandbags were placed on the levee at North Street in downtown Baton Rouge today to prepare for heightened river levels. A crew of about 40 stacked the sandbags four to five feet high in areas where the levee dips. The low points are... more »
  • Sandbags being deployed in East Baton Rouge Parish

    May 6, 2011 9:55 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Sandbags started going out today along lower points of the levees in East Baton Rouge Parish ahead of expected record-breaking river levels. Dozens of Department of Public Works employees were out early putting up sandbag barricades along the levee at River Road and North Street in... more »
  • Inmates filling sandbags at Angola

    May 5, 2011 6:20 PM

    ANGOLA- Inmates are filling 60 thousands sandbags in the battle against the rising Mississippi River. Warden Burl Cain says improvements were made to the main levee system at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola after a major flood in 1997. The lowest spot on the main system is 68 feet.... more »
  • Sandbags available for St. Martin Parish residents

    May 5, 2011 5:13 PM

    ST. MARTINVILLE - Sandbags will be available for people in the Stephensville and Belle River area of St. Martin Parish starting tomorrow. The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office said sandbags will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, then again at the same times Monday... more »
  • EBR sandbag sites

    August 16, 2010 10:04 PM

    City Of Baton Rouge Fire Stations Station 6 - 3820 GUS YOUNG Station 8 - 545 LOBDELL Station 12 - 555 GOVERNMENT Station 13 - 835 SHARP Station 14 - 4121 HARDING Station 15 - 3150 BRIGHTSIDE Station 19 - 11010 COURSEY East Baton Rouge... more »
  • Helicopters ferry sandbags to barrier islands

    June 1, 2010 1:06 PM

    At a National Guard staging area in southern Plaquemines Parish, a steady line of helicopters swept across the sky Tuesday to scoop up massive sand bags being used to fill gaps in offshore barrier islands. Soldiers on the ground fastened the bags to cables hanging from the hovering aircraft. ... more »
  • Helicopters to drop sandbags for oil protection

    May 10, 2010 12:20 PM

    A sandbag airlift is under way in Louisiana. Blackhawk helicopters are picking up sandbags to fly them to be dropped on five points east of Port Fourchon. The project is aimed at protecting Lafourche Parish marshes from the massive oil slick. The spill began creeping farther west of... more »
  • Sandbags available in Livingston Parish

    November 9, 2009 3:09 PM

    The following is a list of the current Livingston Parish sandbag locations. Fire District 2 Station #2 (Killian) 31447 Hwy 22 Springfield, La. Fire District 8 Station #1 15160 Hwy 16 French Settlement, La. Fire District 9 Station #1 24564 Hwy 22 Maurepas, La.... more »
  • Sandbags available in preparation for Ida

    November 9, 2009 10:07 AM

    Four sandbag stations are open in St. Tammany Parish in preparation for Tropical Storm Ida: · Covington Barn, 1305 N. Florida St., Covington · 21411 Koop Drive, Mandeville (under Tammany Trace water tower) · Airport Road Barn, 34783 Grantham College Rd. · Slidell Fritchie Barn, 63119... more »

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