With yet another hurricane bearing down on Louisiana, several parishes and local governments are offering sandbags to residents. Here is the list we have so far. If you know of a place or parish where sandbags are being given out, please email 'webteam@wwltv.com' and we will add it to our list.
Hurricane Zeta is the seventh named storm to have south Louisiana in its cone of uncertainty and possibly the fifth to make a landfall in the state.
Hurricane and tropical storm watches are likely to be issued Monday night or Tuesday morning. '
Here is the parish-by-parish breakdown for sandbags.
Orleans
In partnership with the New Orleans City Council, the City of New Orleans will provide sandbags on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (or until supplies last) at the following locations:
- Arthur Monday Center, 1111 Newton St.
- Dryades YMCA, 2220 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
- Saint Maria Goretti Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd.
- NOFD Engine 8, Desire and Law Streets
Plaquemines
Starting today, October 27, 2020, at 12 PM Noon parish-wide sandbag locations will be open. See below for sandbag locations. Residents should bring their own shovels.10 bags max. Bags will be provided. :
- Plaquemines Parish Government Complex, PROWM Building (333 F. Edward Hebert Blvd, Belle Chasse, LA 70037)
- Port Sulphur YMCA, 278 Civic Drive, Port Sulphur, LA 70083
- Buras YMCA, 36342 Hwy 11, Buras, LA 70041
- Boothville Area across from Boothville-Venice Elementary School
- Davant Community Center, 15577 Hwy 15, Braithwaite, LA 70040
- Braithwaite Auditorium, 1253 LA-39, Braithwaite, LA 70040
St. Charles
All sandbag locations will be open tomorrow, Tuesday, October 27, by noon and parish officials will be checking for IDs. Residents should only take what they need and bring their own shovels.
Parishwide
- East Bank Bridge Park
- West Bank Bridge Park
District I
- Hackberry Street southwest of the pump station between Gassen Street and Luling Estates Drive
- Bamboo Street and Plantation Road
- Across from 198 Keller Street
- King Street behind the school
- End of River Park Drive
- School House Road near railroad tracks
- Boutte Estates at the curve
District II
- Willowdale Boulevard and East Heather next to the levee
- Rex Street between Davis Drive and Evelyn Drive east of Pump Station Road
- Sugarhouse Road and Angus Drive
District III
- Red Church Subdivision
- Ormond Fire House on Ormond Boulevard
District IV
- Twin Bridge Road and Down the Bayou Road
- LA 631 (Old Spanish Trail) behind the church
- LA 306 at Badeaux Lane East
- Grand Bayou Road and Sunshine Drive
District V
- Fourth Street
- Bar None Subdivision
- Charles Towne Subdivision
- Fairfield Subdivision
- I-310 Service Road
- Oakland Subdivision
- Preston Hollow and River Road
- River View
- Dianne Place
District VI
- Montz Recreation Park
- New Sarpy Recreation Park
- Norco Elementary School at the Spillway Levee
- Norco Fire Station
- Norco Adult Learning Center on 2nd Street and Apple
District VII
- George Cousins Road and West Heather Street
- Valencia Street and Primrose Drive
St. James
Five self-service sandbag locations will open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 27 for St. James Parish residents. Sand and bags will be available. Please bring a shovel.
- Grand Point Fire Station - 32122 Highway 642 Paulina, LA 70763
- Vacherie Fire Training Center - 29126 Health Unit St. Vacherie, LA 70090
- Kingview Street Fire Station - 8120 Kingview Street, St. James, LA 70086
- Gramercy Water Plant - 407 East Jefferson Highway, Gramercy, LA 70052
- Lutcher Water Plant - 1132 Lutcher Avenue, Lutcher, LA 70071
St. John the Baptist
Open 10 a.m. Tuesday as long as weather permits.
- St. John Community Center - 2900 Highway 51 - Laplace
- Railroad Avenue Fire Station - Reserve (Near Riverside Academy)
- Ezekiel Jackson Park - Garyville
- Juan Anthony Joseph Memorial Park - Edgard
- Wallace Fire Station
- Lucy Fire Station
- Pleasure Bend Fire Station
- (Pre-filled for elderly and disabled - limit 10) Captain G. Bourgeois, Laplace
St. Tammany
Sandbags will be available at six locations on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. People are asked to bring their own shovels. There will be help for the elderly or infirmed.
- St. Tammany Government- Building - 21410 Koop Dr., Mandeville
- Airport Road Barn - 34783 Grantham College Rd, Slidell, La
- The Old Levee District Site - 61134 Military Road (Hwy 190) Slidell, La.
- Fritchie Barn - 63119 Highway 1090 in Pearl River
- Keller Barn - 63131 Fish Hatchery Road, Lacombe
- Covington Barn - 1305 N. Florida Street, Covington
