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• BR Mayor extends weekend hours for 'Geaux Get Tested' initiative Play Video

  July 10, 2020 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Friday morning, the Mayor's 'Geaux Get Tested Initiative' continues with free testing open to all area residents and testing hours will be extended into the weekend. Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Thursday, that extended hours allow for anyone aged 5 or older to be tested... more »

• One Ascension school returns, another moves to temporary site after flood Play Video

  March 3, 2017 4:08 PM

  ST. AMANT – Two Ascension schools displaced from the historic August flooding finally moved from their temporary sites Monday morning. Lake Elementary moved from host sites Duplessis Primary, Prarieville Middle and the old RPCC campus to temporary buildings on its home campus. St. Amant Primary moved its PreK through... more »

• DSNAP sites announced for Iberville, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and other parishes

  September 2, 2016 12:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has announced DSNAP locations for residents in Iberville, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, St. James, St. Martin, St. Tammany Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes. This will be the third week that DSNAP sites have been in operation... more »

• Two more days for DSNAP phase 2 applications

  August 25, 2016 4:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State officials anncouned locations for Phase 2 of DSNAP application process for residents impacted by last week's historic flooding. Phase 2 includes sites in Acadia, Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Lafayette parishes starting next week. Applications will be accepted at the DSNAP sites starting Monday, Aug.... more »

• Distribution sites for MREs and water open Wednesday

  August 16, 2016 8:25 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Sites are now set up for distributing MRE's and water to residents that have been impacted by the recent flooding. The sites have been set up by Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security, the Louisiana Army and Air National Guard and the American Red Cross. The distribution... more »

• DSNAP sites for Ascension Parish and others to begin on Wednesday

  March 29, 2016 4:41 PM

  ASCENSION - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will open Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) sites starting Wednesday. DSNAP benefits are for the residents impacted by flooding due to severe weather earlier this month. Over the weekend, Jackson, Rapides, Red River and Sabine parishes were added... more »