BATON ROUGE, LA- Emergency officials in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes are taking the extra step to prepare for possible heavy rains and flooding this week.
Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa says parish drainage, public works, and emergency management departments are ready and monitoring weather forecasts for the immediate area. Ascension is also providing pre-filled sandbags at various locations:
Prairieville Fire Department
14517 LA-73, Prairieville, LA 70769
5th Ward Fire Department
39110 LA-22, Darrow, LA 70725
7th District Fire Department Station 71
13432 Roddy Rd, Gonzales, LA 70737
St. Amant Fire Department
44465 Stringer Bridge Rd, St. Amant, LA 70774
Ascension Parish DPW West
725 Church Street, Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Geismar Fire Department
12171 La. 73, Geismar, LA 70734
In East Baton Rouge Parish, sandbags are provided at the following fire stations:
5758 CLAYCUT STATION #7
4025 PERKINS ROAD, STATION #9
835 SGARP ROAD, STATION 13
4121 HARDING BLVD, STATION #14
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