2007 ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/c-side STATE INFORMATION Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness ...... 1-800-256-7036 or 225-925-7500 ...... www.ohsep.louisiana.gov Louisiana Department of Transportation (www.dotd.state.la.us) ...... 225-379-1100 National Weather Service Forecast Office (New Orleans/Baton Rouge) (www.srh.noaa.gov/lix) ...... 504-522-7330 Lousiana State University Hurricane Center (hurricane.lsu.edu) ...... 225-578-4813 Louisiana Office of Tourism ...... www.louisianatravel.com Louisiana State Police (www.lsp.org) ...... 225-925-6325 (*LSP from any cell phone) Louisiana State Police Road Closure Hotline ...... 1-800-469-4828 Louisiana Governor’s Office (www.gov.state.la.us) ...... 1-866-366-1121 Louisiana Attorney General (www.ag.state.la.us) ...... 225-326-6705 Cleco Corporation ...... 1-800-622-6537 Entergy ...... 1-800-ENTERGY (368-3749) ...... Power outages: 1-800-9OUTAGE (968-8243) Washington St. Tammany Electric Cooperative (www.wste.coop) ...... 985-643-6612 ...... Power outages: 1-866-672-9773 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (www.deq.louisiana.gov) ...... 1-866-896-LDEQ (5337) Louisiana Department of Insurance (www.ldi.la.gov) ...... 1-800-259-5300 or 225-342-5900 Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (www.wlf.louisiana.gov) ...... 225-765-2800 Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (www.dnr.louisiana.gov) ...... 225-342-4500 Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (www.dhh.state.la.us) ...... 225-342-9500 Louisiana Department of Social Services (www.dss.state.la.us) ...... 1-888-524-3578 or 225-342-0286 Louisiana Department of Labor ...... www.laworks.net US Coast Guard (8th District) ...... 504-846-6160

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PARISH INFORMATION ST. TAMMANY ST. MARTIN Emergency Management ...... 985-867-3787 Emergency Management ...... 337-394-3071 Sheriff Department ...... 985-898-2338 Sheriff Department ...... 337-394-3071 ORLEANS ST. MARY Emergency Management ...... 504-658-8700 Emergency Management ...... 985-385-2600 Sheriff Department ...... 504-827-8505 Sheriff Department ...... 337-828-1960 ST. BERNARD IBERIA Emergency Management ...... 504-278-4267 Emergency Management ...... 337-369-4427 Sheriff Department ...... 504-271-2504 Sheriff Department ...... 337-369-3711 PLAQUEMINES VERMILION Emergency Management ...... 504-297-5660 Emergency Management ...... 337-898-4308 Sheriff Department ...... 504-564-2525 Sheriff Department ...... 337-898-4409 JEFFERSON CAMERON Emergency Management ...... 504-349-5360 Emergency Management ...... 337-775-5551 Sheriff Department ...... 504-349-5322 Sheriff Department ...... 337-775-5111 ST. CHARLES Emergency Management ...... 985-783-5050 For additional resources, updates, and Sheriff Department ...... 985-783-6807 real-time data see our website: LAFOURCHE Emergency Management ...... 985-537-7603 ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/c-side Sheriff Department ...... 985-532-2808 The site provides TERREBONNE direct linkage to local, Emergency Management ...... 985-873-6357 state, and federal Sheriff Department ...... 985-876-2500 information as it ASSUMPTION per tains to severe Emergency Management ...... 985-369-7386 weather preparation and monitoring across the Sheriff Department ...... 985-369-2912 Gulf of Mexico coastal region. I-10 West Contraflow Lanes: Metropolitan New Orleans Contraflow Plan • The eastbound and westbound lanes of I-10 from Clearview Parkway in Metairie to I-55 North in LaPlace will be used as westbound lanes. On the Contraflow Plan, the normal westbound lanes are shown with BROWN arrows and the Contraflow (eastbound) lanes are shown with BLUE arrows. • All I-10 West entrances through New Orleans, Metairie and Kenner will be used in their normal manner to gain access to I-10 West. I-55 North Contraflow Lanes: • The northbound and southbound lanes of I-55 from I-12 in Hammond to the state line will be used as northbound lanes. On the Contraflow Plan, the normal northbound lanes are shown with RED arrows and the Contraflow (southbound) lanes are shown with BROWN arrows. • Traffic traveling I-55 North ( BROWN ) will be diverted onto I-55 North Contraflow and will only be allowed to exit at two locations: Exit 47 (LA-16) in Amite and Exit 61 (LA-38) in Kentwood. I-59 North Contraflow Lanes: • The northbound and southbound lanes of I-59, north of the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange, will be used as northbound lanes. On the Contraflow Plan, the normal northbound lanes are shown with PURPLE arrows and the Contraflow (south- bound) lanes are shown with GREEN arrows.

BROWN Arrows (I-10/I-55 North to Hammond and Mississippi): GREEN Arrows (I-10 East to I-59, North to Slidell, Mississippi): • In LaPlace, the I-10 West (BROWN) lanes will be diverted to I-55 North toward Hammond •I-10 East traffic (GREEN) from New Orleans will cross the I-10 Twin Spans using the three and Mississippi. Traffic will not be allowed to continue on I-10 West at this interchange. eastbound lanes. •All traffic traveling on I-55 North will travel in the existing northbound lanes. •Contraflow of I-59 will begin at the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange. •When traffic traveling on I-55 North reaches the I-55/I-12 interchange in Hammond, I-55 •At the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange, the left and center lanes of eastbound I-10 will be diverted will begin to Contraflow (both the north and south lanes will travel north into Mississippi). onto southbound I-59 (GREEN). Only the right lane will continue onto I-59 North (PURPLE). BLUE Arrows (I-10 West to Baton Rouge): •The I-10 East (GREEN) traffic will not be allowed to continue on I-10 East or enter I-12 •Traffic destined for Baton Rouge may enter the Contraflow (eastbound) lanes from West. Clearview Parkway, Veterans Boulevard or Williams Boulevard in New Orleans. PURPLE Arrows (I-59 North to Mississippi from I-10 West): •Traffic destined for Baton Rouge may enter the Contraflow (eastbound) lanes from I-10 •I-10 East traffic (GREEN) from New Orleans will cross the I-10 East Twin Spans using the West via a cross- over at the Clearview Parkway overpass. This is the only opportunity to three eastbound lanes. enter the Contraflow (eastbound) lanes from I-10 West without exiting and re-entering the •Only the right lane (GREEN) will continue onto I-59 North (PURPLE). interstate. •All traffic on I-10 West (PURPLE) from Mississippi will be diverted on I-59 North •In LaPlace, I-10 Contraflow traffic (BLUE) will be diverted onto the westbound lanes of I-10 (PURPLE) at the I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange. and will continue west on I-10 toward Baton Rouge. •I-10 West traffic will not be allowed to continue westbound on I-10 or I-12. RED Arrows (Lake Pontchartrain Causeway to Covington, I-12, Hammond, Mississippi): ORANGE Arrows (I-12 Westbound - Covington/Hammond): •Northbound traffic on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (RED) will be diverted onto I-12 West •Traffic traveling on I-12 West (RED) between Covington (US-190) and Hammond (I-55) (RED) at the US-190/I-12 interchange and will continue on I-12 West to Hammond. will NOT be allowed to continue on I-12 West. This traffic must divert onto I-55 North. •I-12 West (RED) will be diverted onto I-55 North (RED) at the I-12/I-55 interchange in •Traffic traveling on I-12 West between Slidell (I-10/I-12/I-59 interchange) and Covington Hammond. (US-190) will NOT be allowed to continue I-12 West. This traffic will be diverted onto •I-55 North (RED) will continue north into Mississippi. US-190 West. •Traffic traveling on US-190 West will be allowed to continue to Baton Rouge.

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