Information for people with disabilities and their families who have
been affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Information / Key Contacts List

General Volunteers – call 211 for anyone wanting to volunteer

Medical Volunteers - OPH is coordinating all medical professionals, etc at 225-763-5763 or 225-763-5762

Boats – call the OEP direct line at 925-7500 or contact Wildlife and Fisheries at (225) 765-2706 or 1-800-256-2749

Aircraft – call 342-2462

Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) 225-925-7500
www.ohsep.louisiana.gov

Road Closure Hotline 1-866-438-4636
www.lsp.org/roadandincident.nsf/$ViewAll?OpenView

Road Conditions 1- 800-469-4828

Road Emergencies 1-800-469-4828 or *LSP (any cell phone)

LA State Police 1-800-469-4828

FEMA 1-800-621-3362
1-800-462-7285 (Hearing Impaired)
www.fema.gov

Red Cross 1-800-438-4636
1-800-HELPNOW (1-800-435-7669)
225-293-1889
225-295-0104
Spanish 1-800-257-7575

Information about damaged areas – call the local OEP numbers below

ASCENSION PARISH OEP: 225-621-8360
EBR PARISH OEP: 225-389-2100
WBR PARISH OEP: 225-346-1577
LAFOURCHE PARISH OEP: 985-537-7603
LIVINGSTON PARISH OEP: 225-686-3066
ORLEANS PARISH OEP: 504-415-1158
ST. BERNARD PARISH OEP: 504-278-4267
ST. CHARLES PARISH OEP: 985-783-5050

Calls about Prisoners – All prisoners in the greater NO area evacuated safe and sound. There will be no hotline through Corrections for additional information. At this point the inmates have been spread throughout the state and will be returned when it is safe to do so.

Evacuees in Need of Dialysis – call 225-387-1333

Donations
Red Cross 1-800-HELP NOW, 1-800-435-7669...All shelters need cots, blankets, and personal items

Other Faith-based Organizations
Operation Blessing 1-800-436-6348
America's Second Harvest 1-800-344-8070
Adventist Community Services 1-800-381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA 703 549-1390
Christian Disaster Response 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 1-800-848-5818
Church World Service 1-800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope 417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response 800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service 717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response 888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance 800-872-3283
Salvation Army 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief 1-800-462-8657, ext.6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583

Airport Flight Info
Metro Airport Flight Info 225-355-0333
New Orleans Flight Info 504-464-0831

Attorney General’s Consumer Fraud Line 1-800-488-2770

Food Stamps Hotline 1-800-256-1548
www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/outreach/states/louisiana.htm

Hotel Information 1-800-994-8626

Information on Katrina 225-346-8255

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
http://www.nvoad.org/

Salvation Army 1-800-725-2769 (1-800-SAL-ARMY)
www.salvationarmy.org

Special Needs Shelter Information
Alexandria 800-841-5778
Baton Rouge 800-349-1372
Lafayette 800-901-3210
Slidell/Hammond 866-280-7724
Houma/Thibodaux 800-228-9409
Shreveport 800-841-5776
Monroe 866-280-7287

State Offices 800-360-9660 and 225-342-0498