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News Giving you Answers to your Post Katrina Questions:
General
Recovery Phone numbers
Service
Repair Phone Numbers
Business Resources
Aid
Phone Numbers
Local
websites with Post Katrina info, phone numbers government, building permit
numbers, police dept.**
Demolition
or building permit info
If you need
a job
Help
for Employers
Help
others
Jefferson
Parish Garbage Collection Info
Electrical
Repairs
Schools
For
people with disabilities
Counseling/Mental Health
**New
phone numbers and website addresses
Louisiana 2-1-1 Get Connected. Get Answers.
http://www.211louisiana.com/
- 2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community during crisis or any time.
- 2-1-1 responds immediately and directs callers to services most appropriate for their needs
- For example, 2-1-1 can offer access to:
-- Coordinated Disaster Information
-- Food, Clothing and Shelter
-- Special Needs Housing
-- Volunteer Management
-- Evacuation Routes
-- Transportation Assistance
-- Crisis Counseling
-- Prescription Assistance
-- Missing Persons
-- Post Disaster Child Care
-- Rebuilding Assistance
-- Multilingual services and information for hearing impaired
General Information
- The Red Cross is
no longer providing fixed feeding sites; instead, emergency response
vehicles will provide mobile distribution of meals to neighbrohoods
in need from 10 AM to 4 PM daily.
(866)GET-INFO (438-4636)
- A mobile vessel
recovery information center can update mariners about salvage efforts.
Send email questions to nolavesselrecovery@yahoo.com. For more help
call (318)419-5313.
- Trailer Maintenance 1-866-360-6432
Phone Numbers for Help in Your Recovery
- Cleanup: Hotline
for free debris pickup from hurricane in Orleans Parish (800)849-1355
- Army Corp of Engineers.
- Cleaning: To set
up pickup by CERES Environmental to pick up vegetation, building materials
and large appliances in unincorporated Jefferson Parish and Lafitte
call (888)376-2220 or (985)359-3017 or send an email to ceres@rtconline.com
- Temporary roof
repairs: Call (888)ROOF-BLU (766-3258), or go to www.usace.army.mil.
For blue roof problems call (866)632-0030, 7 AM to 7 PM weekdays and
9 AM to 5:30 PM weekends.
- If you had a claim
pending in one of the closed New Orleans area offices, Social Security
needs your current address & phone number, call toll free 1-800-772-1213.
- Small Business
Administration: (800)659-2955 or www.sba.gov
- The Road Home Program 1-888-ROAD-2LA
(1-888-762-3252) or www.louisianarebuilds.info
- Louisiana Department
of insurance
(800)259-5300 or (225)342-1258
If you do not know your insurance company's phone number, look it up
by going to the LA Department of Inusrane's website at www.ldi.state.la.us
and clicking on "Hurricane Katrina and Rita." then click on
"Contract information." The website of the Insurance Information
Institute also lists numbers: www.disasterinformation.org/findins.htm
The phone numbers of the larger insurance companies operating in Louisiana
are
Allstate: (800)547-8676
Farm Bureau: (800)772-6535
State Farm: (800)732-5246
Citizens Property Insurance Corp: (800)931-9548
- United
States Postal Service: www.usps.com
- For storm releated
information in St. Tammany call (985)898-2323
Food Stamps in St. Tammany 71040 Hwy. 21, Covington (985)893-6215
- To get help finding
family members call the Red Cross Family Links Registry - call 1-877-LOVED-1S
(568-3317) or go to www.katrinasafe.org.
- To get in contact
with your company or employees – go to www.findyourneworleansemployer.com.
- If you are or were
a federal employee impacted by Hurricane Katrina - call 1-800-307-8298
or go to www.opm.gov/katrina.
- The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers is providing temporary roof repairs. Call (888)766-3258
- For more information
on Blue Roof Program, call 1-800-ROOF-BLU
- Teleregistration/Helpline:
www.fema.gov or (800)621-3362.
Business
Resources
For
People with Disabilities
- Information for
people affected by Katrina is available at: www.laddc.org
and www.katrina-la.net
- The Advocacy Center
for people with disabilities and senior citizens: (800)960-7705
- Adult Day Care - Alzheimer's Angel Program, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Slidell (985)641-5843
Schools
Service
Repair Phone Numbers
- Entergy Corp: To
report a power outage, call (800)968-8243.
- To report a power-related
emergency, call (800)368-3749. For updates on power restoration go to
www.entergy.com/corp/.
- Cox Communications:
www.cox.com and click on "Important Storm Information about Hurricanes
Rita and Katrina."
- BellSouth Corp:
www.bellsouth.com or call (800)737-2478 for repairs
- CLECO 24-hour Customer Service Center at 1-800-622-6537
Aid
Phone Numbers
- American Red Cross
- (800)975-7585
For shelter locations, feeding sites and distribution sites, call (866)GET-INFO.
For financial assistance, call (800)975-7585. To donate, call (800)
HELP-NOW.
- Salvation Army (504)835-7220 Long term recovery assistance Call 8-11am, 1-3pm Mon-Fri
- Louisiana Spirit - Catholic Charities - Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard Parishes - (866)891-2210
- Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Benefits information and assistance - (800)827-1000
- Find Family National
Call Center
(866)326-9393, is the official coordination center for information on
people missing. it is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Two crisis hotlines
are open: 1-800-273-8255 and 1-800-749-2673
- FEMA - 1-800-621-3362,
www.fema.gov
1-800-462-7585 for speech or hearing impaired
- Covington Food Bank - (985)893-3003
- Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans - (504)734-1322
Websites
with Post Katrina information on local services and issues
- New Orleans: www.cityofno.com
Government:
(877)286-6431
Building Permits: (504)658-7100
Police Dept. Non-emergency: (504)821-2222
- Jefferson Parish:
www.jeffparish.net
Government: (504)737-6100
Building Permits: (504)736-6964
Police Dept. Non-emergency: (504)363-5500
- Jefferson Parish
School System website: http://www.jppss.k12.la.us/
- St. Bernard Parish:
www.st-bernard.la.us, www.sbpg.net
Government: (303)459-6685 or 6692
Building Permits: (504)278-4310
Sheriff's Office: (504)208-0820
Citizens Reovery Committe: www.stbpcrc.com
- St. Charles Parish:
www.stcharlesgov.net
Government: (985)783-5000
Building Permits: (985)783-5060
Sheriff's Office Non-emergency: (985)783-6237
- St. John Parish:www.sjbparish.com
Government: (985)652-9569
Building Permits: (985)652-9569
Sheriff's Office Non-emergency: (985)652-9513
- Harahan: www.cityofharahan.com
Government: (504)737-6383
Building Permits: (504)737-6765
Police Dept. Non-emergency: (504)737-9763
- Kenner: www.kenner.la.us
Government: (504)468-7200
Building Permits: (504)468-4063
Police Dept. Non-emergency: (504)712-2200
- Plaquemines Parish:
www.plaqueminesparish.com
Government: (504)392-6690
Building Permits: (504)297-5345
Sheriff's Office. (504)297-5120
- St. Tammany Parish:
www.stpgov.org
Government: (985)898-2700
Building Permits: (985)898-2574
Sheriff's Office: (985)809-8200 or (985)646-4100
If
you need help with demolition or building permits
- The phone numbers
of parish permitting offices are as follows:
Orleans: (504)658-7100
Jefferson: (504)736-6957 and (504)364-3515
St. Bernard: (504)278-4310
St. Tammany: (985)898-2574, (985)646-4166
- LA Licensing Board for Contractors (225)765-2301
If
you don't have a job
- Claims for unemployment
insurance and disaster unemployement assistance - financial aid offered
to people whose employment or self-employment has been inerruped as
a direct result of Hurricane Katrina - may be filed in several ways:
in person at any Louisiana Department of Labor One Stor or job center;
online at www.laworks.net; or by calling (800)430-8076 Monday through
Friday from 8 AM to 8 PM.
- If you've filed
a claim for unemployment insurance or disaster unemployement assistance
and want to check the status of your claim or notify the Labor Department
that your address has changed, call (866)783-5567.
- Louisiana residents
looking for jobs can call the state Department of Labor toll-free at
(866)310-1585 between 8 AM and 4:30 PM They will be put in touch with
the nearest job center. Job-seekers can also visit the Labor Department's
Website at www.laworks.net.
- Injured workers
who were receiving workers' compensation benefits before Hurricane Katrina
should call (866)783-5567 to update their contract information.
- St. Tammany Parish
Job Referrals - (985)893-6254
LA Dept. of Labor One Stop Job Center:
19375 N. 4th Street, Covington, (985)893-6254
316 Howze Beach Lane, Slidell (985)646-6410
- LDS Employment Resouce Center, 480 Robert Blvd, Slidell, (985)649-4563
Help
for Employers
- Businesses looking
to hire people dislocated by Hurricane Katrina can call the Louisiana
Department of Labor toll-free at (800)481-6762 from 8 AM to 5 PM. Employers
should provide company contact information and specifics about the type
of employment being offered. Businesses can also visit the Labor Department's
Web site at www.laworks.net
- Employers affected
by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita need to contact the unemployment
insurance division at the Louisiana Department of Labor if they have
changed their addresses or closed their businesses. Employers who cannot
complie their quarterly reports based on actual records are asked to
file a report based on a reasonable estimation of wages. For help, employers
should call (800)408-9762.
- The U.S. Small
Business Administration is running a Gulf Coast Business Matchmaking
service designed to ensure that small businesses get a share of the
hurricane recovery contracts. To register for this service visit www.ccr.gov.
- Jefferson Parish
has opened two business recovery centers staffed by representatives
from the Small Business Administration, Small Business Developement
Centers, certified public accountants, the State Insurance Commission,
and more. the center locations are:
Torah Day School
5210 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie - Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM.
JEDCO West Office
Marrero Land Office Building
5201 West Bank Expressway, Marrero - Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM.
- Businesses wanting
to learn about disaster relief contracts with FEMA can go to www.dhs.gov/openforbusiness
Phone
Numbers to Help Others in Their Recovery
- People willing
to help City park rebuild can email John Hopper at johnhopperkatrina@yahoo.com
or Martha Carr at marthacarrweiss@hotmail.com
- The Jefferson Parish
Department of Citizens' Service is collecting the names of seniors and
disabled citizens who need help cleaning debris from their homes. For
more information, call the agency at (504)736-6000, weekdays from 8:30
AM to 4:30 PM.
- With each donation,
receive your own set of collectible Mardi Gras beads commemorating the
city of New Orleans. You donation will help rebuild our national treasure.
Go to: http://www.rejazzneworleans.org
Each donation gives us the opportunity to save one of our most historic
cities.
Jefferson
Parish Information
Garbage Information
- Jefferson Parish
officials say that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted an
environmental company to collect storm debris including trees, sheetrock,
carpet, furniture and even appliances.
The Corps estimates that about 35 percent of the estimated 5 million
cubic yards have been collected to date. In addition, Waste Management
has resumed its twice-weekly pickup of regular household trash.
Residents with complaints about storm debris pickup are urged to call
CERES Environmental at 1-888-376-2220 or 1-985-359-3017.
West bank residents who wish to drop off their own storm debris can
continue to do so at 5990 Lapalco Blvd. at Ames in Marrero. However,
appliances will no longer be accepted after Sunday.
Refrigerators with no food in them can be taken to Southern Scrap located
at 50 Labauve Road (Highway 18) in Westwego. Hours are from 8a-5p Monday
through Friday. Refrigerators containing food can be brought to the
Jefferson Parish sanitary landfill at 5800 Hwy. 90 West, Waggaman. Hours
of operation are from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily, until further notice.
- Jefferson Parish
has re-opened its two permanent trash drop-off sites and one temporary
site for those residents wanting to dispose of garbage and storm debris
between scheduled curbside collections.
These sites will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until further
notice. 400 David Drive in Metairie (between Airline Drive and West
Metairie Avenue)
Wastes accepted: garbage, tree debris, C & D (carpet, metal roofing,
etc.) white goods (appliances) and household hazardous wastes.
6250 Lapalco Boulevard in Marrero (west of Ames Boulevard) Wastes accepted:
garbage, tree debris, C & D (carpet, metal, roofing, etc.) and household
hazardous wastes. White goods not accepted at this location.
5990 Lapalco Boulevard in Marrero (former K-Mart location) Wastes accepted:
white goods (appliances) only.
Post
Katrina Diaster Electrical Repairs
Replace or Recondition?
Some items may be reconditioned, while others will need to be completely
replaced to protect your family. It is recommended that you allow an electician
or elctrical inspector to guide the restoration or replacement of any
electrical wiring or equipment.
Corrosion and insulation
damage can occur when water and silt get inside electical devices and
products. Water can also damage the motors in electrical appliances.
Therefore, you should be prepared to replace:
1. Circuit Breakers
2. All electrical wiring systems
3. Light switches, thermostats, outlets, light fixtures, electric heaters,
ceiling fans.
4. Furnace burner and blowers motors, ignition transformers, elements,
relays (for furnaces and hot water tanks)
5. Hot water tanks
6. Washing machines, dryers, furnaces, heat pumps, freezers, refrigerators,
dehumidifiers, vacuums, power tools, exercise equipment and similar appliances
7. Electronic equipment, including computers and home entertainment systems.
*Underwriters laboratories Inc. publishes guidelines that address flood
damaged electrical equpement and wiring.
Counseling/Mental Health
- Volunteers of AmericaMental Health Services (985)727-7767 St. Tammany
- Family Services of Greater New Orleans,
New Orleans (504)822-0800
Mandeville (985)674-5757
Slidell (985)641-7185
East Jefferson (504)733-4033
West Bank (504)361-0926
St. Bernard (504)271-3781
- Community Care, Louisiana Youth Enhanced Services (LAYES) and Louisiana Family Recovery Corps (LFRC)
New Orleans (504)821-2295
- Youth Service Bureau - (985)893-2570 or (985)643-5746
- STOPS (St. Tammany Outreach for the Prevention of Suicide) - (985)237-5506
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