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FEMA’s New Roads center closes today

  • Advocate Westside bureau
  • Published: Oct 7, 2008 - Page: 4B - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
NEW ROADS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is closing its New Roads disaster recovery center at 6 p.m. today, according to a FEMA news release.

FEMA says homeowners, renters and business owners affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike still needing assistance can register by calling (800) 621-3362 at any time or register online at http://www.fema.gov.

Centers in Acadia Parish and East Feliciana Parish closed last week. FEMA has 18 sites in the state, including seven in the Baton Rouge area. They are:
  • Ascension Parish, Old All-Star Ford Building, 13192 Airline Highway, Gonzales.   
  • Assumption Parish, Napoleonville Community Center, 4770 La. 1, Napoleonville.
  • East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Leadership Institute, 5763 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge.
  • Iberville Parish, Parish Library, 24605 J. Gerald Berett Blvd., Plaquemine.
  • Lafourche Parish, Old Wal-Mart, 4876 La. 1, Mathews.
  • Livingston Parish, Old State Police Camp, 11845 Buddy Ellis Road, Denham Springs.
  • West Baton Rouge Parish, Old City Hall, 750 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen.
The facilities are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Saturday.

Since Hurricane Gustav made landfall Sept. 1, almost 15,000 people have visited local disaster centers in the state and more than $78 million has been disbursed to eligible applicants, according to the release.

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