• Ready.gov's Preparedness Tools
  • Power outages
  • Flooding
  • Tornadoes
• Ready.gov - Kids

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

• FEMA Disaster code for Hurricane Laura is 4559
• Filing options
  • 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585 or FEMAMobile
  • 711 or for Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362
  • Multilingual operators; answer calls 7 days a week (7a to 10p CDT).
  • Online form 

• Emergencies, call 911
• Non-emergencies, call 211.

Calcasieu Parish

• Calcasieu Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness
  • (337) 721-3800 Fax- (337) 437-3583
• US National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Facebook page
• Contra-flow SWLA
• Nixle - text your zipcode to 888777
• CalcaShout - Calcasieu Parish Emergency Notification System
• Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office - 337-491-3600
  • If phone service is down, call 911 and calls will be directed accordingly.
• Calcasieu Parish School Board
• KPLC-TV or FOX-29
• American Press or Southwest Daily News
• Red Cross
• Displaced Guests needing Assistance - 1-800-621-3362
• Various community group Facebook pages - offering tons of information on local assistance, food, etc.
• Business Updates for Calcasieu Parish
  • includes attractions, restaurants/food trucks, businesses, aid/help, and more.

Local City Halls

• Dequincy: https://dequincy.org/ (337) 786-8211
• Iowa: http://www.iowala.org/ (337) 582-3535
• Lake Charles: https://www.cityoflakecharles.com/ (337) 491-1481
• Sulphur: https://www.sulphur.org/ (337) 527-4500
• Vinton: https://cityofvinton.com/ (337) 589-7453
• Westlake: http://www.cityofwestlake.com/ (337) 433-0691
  
  

Cameron Parish

• Cameron Parish Police Jury
• Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness
• Cameron Parish Sheriff
• Cameron Parish School Board
• Cameron Parish Public Library

Texas residents

• Call 211 for information
• Texas Department of Transportation
• Texas.gov
• Office of the Texas Governor
• KOGT - Orange
• KFDM - Beaumont
• KHOU - Houston

• Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Get a Game Plan - be prepared
• Build a kit (Ready.gov)
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Ready America Hurricane checklist
• LA State Police - 225-925-6325 or *LSP from any cell phone
• 511la.org (live traffic cameras) - 1-877-452-3683
• US National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Facebook page
• NOAA - National Weather Service's Hurricane Center
• Displaced Guests needing Assistance - 1-800-621-3362
• Louisiana Disaster Damage Self-Report

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Filing options: 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585 or FEMAMobile
• 711 or for Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362
• Multilingual operators; answer calls 7 days a week (7a to 10p CDT).
• Disaster Assistance
  • Your area must be declared such prior to registration being open.
• NOTE: FEMA representatives are not available at the library, and due to privacy issues, library staff are not able to assist with filling out any assistance forms.

• Road conditions 
  • 511la.org, 511 or 888-762-3511 or use app
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• Calcasieu Parish Police Jury's ALERT System 
• National Weather Service
  • US National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA Facebook page 
  • Lake Charles - 337-477-5285
  • New Orleans/Baton Rouge - 504-522-7330
• Calcasieu PASS Wave and Tide Data Real-Time System

Medline recursos

• Hurricane Topic Page/página de tema de huracanes
• Floods Topic Page/página de tema de inundaciones
• Coping with Disasters/hacer frente a los desastres

• Hurricanes in History
• Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

• Text SHELTER with your zip code to 43362 (4FEMA)
• FEMA - Disaster sheltering assistance
• Salvation Army - 337-721-8068
• SWLA Chapter American Red Cross - 337-478-5122
• Red Cross Find an Open Shelter: If an emergency has forced you to evacuate your home, the Red Cross may be able to help.
• Sandbags and other updates

Be Prepared

• Checklist: What items do I need for the season?
• Build a kit (Ready.gov)
• Be Prepared - YouTube video (Calcasieu Parish Police Jury)
• Individuals with Disabilities (Ready.gov)
• Special Needs Emergency Planning (American Red Cross) 

Preparedness

• Make a plan for your pet (Ready.gov)
• Prepare for Emergencies Now: Info for pet owners
• Pet Disaster Preparedness (American Red Cross)
• Pets in Emergencies (CDC)
• Disaster Preparedness (ASPCA)

Hotels

• Pet friendly hotels
• Bring Fido
• Petswelcome.com

Utilities

• Entergy - 1-800-368-3749 or MyEntergy app
  • Power outage - 1-800-968-8243
• Beauregard Electric - 1-800-367-0275
• Cleco Corp. - 1-800-622-6537
• Jeff Davis Electric Co-Op Inc
  • Power outage - 1-800-256-5332

Radio Stations

• KHLA - 92.9 FM
• KBYS - 88.3 FM
• KYKZ - 96.1 FM
• KBXG - 99.5 FM
• KXGB - 101.3 FM
• KBIU - 103.7 FM
• KZWA - 104.9 FM
• KAOK - 1400 AM
• KLCL - 1470 AM

• Food Safety Education
• All about mold -English
  • Spanish
• Cleanup and Mediation - Mold
• Salvaging Water Damaged Items
• Info regarding water wells
• Clean-up of flooded homes
• Repairing your flooded home
• Bug Bombs
• Safety Tips
• WebWISER: providing a wide range of information on hazardous substances.

• General Information
• Books - Paper
• Photographs

• Natural Disaster Help Hotline at 800-985-5990 or text talkwithus to 66746
• Keep Calm Line at 1-866-310-7977
• Cope Hotline at 262-377-2673
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990

• Search here for the contractor's business name or license number.
• No name, license, no business?
  • Search here to verify that they are registered to work in LA. Not registered - no work.
    • Ask for a copy of their General Liability and Workers Compensation insurance, you need that so you can contact their agent to verify that they really have the insurance.
    • Ask for a copy of their Surety Bond.
    • Contact your local law enforcement and verify that said contractor has not been arrested in the past for contractor's fraud. The contractor to call is American Contractors Group.