ASCENSION PARISH - Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment announced Thursday that pre-filled sand bags are now available for Ascension Parish residents.

The Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Rachael Wilkinson said that more than 40,000 pre-filled sand bags are available in C-Cans at these following locations: 

• Prairieville Fire Department, 14517 LA-73, Prairieville
• 5th Ward Fire Department, 39110 LA-22, Darrow
• 7th District Fire Department Station 71,13432 Roddy Rd, Gonzales
• Butch Gore Memorial Park, 14550 Harry Savoy Rd., St. Amant
• Ascension Parish Fire Protection District No. 1, 13192 Airline Hwy., Gonzales
• Stevens Park, 4323 Cannon Road, Gonzales
• Donaldsonville - DPW West, 725 Church Street, Donaldsonville
• Jackie Robinson Memorial Park, 35638 Coco Road, Geismar

The Department of Public Works will also have loose sand and bags at these following locations:

Residents should bring their own shovel.

• Galvez Lake Fire Substation on Highway 931 Extension
• Raymond Tullier Rd. in Sorrento
• Ridge Rd. @ Kleinpeter Rd. in Dutchtown
• Buxton Subdivision in St. Amant
• Lake Martin Rd. @ Highway 431
• Dead end of Oak St. in Sorrento
• Dead end of Robert St. next to Sorrento Lions Club building in Sorrento
• Dead end of Kaytain Crossing, behind Dollar General in Sorrento
• Old Sorrento Vol Fire Dept., 8096 Main St. in Sorrento