Red Cross—Individual Assistance

The Red Cross will provide $450 to households whose homes were confirmed to have been destroyed or sustained major damage from Hurricane Laura. Most people whose homes were destroyed or sustained major damage from Hurricane Laura will be contacted directly through an email, text message or phone call directly from the Red Cross over the [...]

Red Cross—Individual Assistance2024-02-06T10:08:43-06:00

Two Ways You Can Help: Don’t Hunt, Don’t Fish

Please, for a while, do not make plans to go hunting or fishing. This short-term sacrifice will go a long way toward making Cameron Parish whole again. As critical recovery efforts ramp up in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, the Cameron Parish Police Jury, Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office and Cameron OHSEP are all strongly discouraging [...]

Two Ways You Can Help: Don’t Hunt, Don’t Fish2024-02-06T10:08:44-06:00

Assistance for Cattlemen in Cameron Parish

THERE'S HELP FOR CATTLEMEN: People across Louisiana and in numerous states are sending hay, feed and fencing supplies. The Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, Louisiana Farm Bureau, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and LSU AgCenter are working together to help organize, secure and distribute these items. "The needs of our livestock industry are significant right now [...]

Assistance for Cattlemen in Cameron Parish2024-02-06T10:08:44-06:00

Joint Statement from Cameron Parish Police Jury, Sheriff’s Office and OSHEP

AGENCIES SAY LIFTING CHECKPOINTS INCREASES AVAILABILITY OF PATROLS Checkpoints have been lifted in Cameron Parish. The Cameron Parish Police Jury, Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office and Cameron Parish OHSEP want to jointly explain the reasons for this change. The Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office reasons that it can provide more security to the residents by reassigning the [...]

Joint Statement from Cameron Parish Police Jury, Sheriff’s Office and OSHEP2024-02-06T10:08:45-06:00

New Process: FEMA Remote Home Inspections after Hurricane Laura

New Process: FEMA Remote Home Inspections after Hurricane Laura Due to COVID-19 and the need to protect the safety and health of all Americans, FEMA will conduct remote home inspections for Hurricane Laura applicants in Louisiana. Remote inspections provide a new way of evaluating damage – comparable to traditional, in-person inspections – and expedite the [...]

New Process: FEMA Remote Home Inspections after Hurricane Laura2024-02-06T10:08:46-06:00

MANDATORY ORDER OF EVACUATION

DOWNLOAD THE PDF From: OHSEP Director Danny Lavergne Date: August 25, 2020 The Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, using weather information from all available sources regarding Laura, is now issuing a MANDATORY Order of Evacuation as of 8:00AM on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 for ALL OF CAMERON PARISH due to Laura. Driving conditions are [...]

MANDATORY ORDER OF EVACUATION2024-02-06T10:08:46-06:00

Chevron Giving Away 8,000 Gallons of Gas and $15,000 in Gas Gift Cards for Hurricane Laura Relief

WHAT: In the wake of Hurricane Laura, on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 9 a.m., Chevron will host a fuel giveaway and distribute 8,000 gallons of free gasoline and $15,000 in gas gift cards to local citizens and first responders. This giveaway is in collaboration with charitable organization Louisiana Coastal Relief and Recovery and Retif Oil [...]

Chevron Giving Away 8,000 Gallons of Gas and $15,000 in Gas Gift Cards for Hurricane Laura Relief2024-02-06T10:08:46-06:00

Churches Eligible for FEMA Assistance

Houses of Worship- Public Assistance (PA) FEMA announced on January 2, 2018, that PNP HOWs are eligible for disaster assistance without regard to their secular or religious nature. These changes are effective for disasters declared on or after August 23, 2017. As with other non-critical PNPs under the Stafford Act, FEMA financial assistance for the [...]

Churches Eligible for FEMA Assistance2024-02-06T10:08:47-06:00

Mosquito Spraying

The mosquito control airplane will be spraying this afternoon in the following areas. They will be spraying cattle in gum cove and lower Hackberry that appear to be suffering from mosquitoes as well as cattle and residents in Big Lake, Grand Lake and Sweet Lake. All spraying will be done in daylight hours. Spray sensitive [...]

Mosquito Spraying2024-02-06T10:08:48-06:00

LOUISIANA SURVIVORS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE LAURA CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

BATON ROUGE La. State and federal officials are encouraging Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Laura to register for disaster assistance with FEMA as soon as possible. Disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Louisiana to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon parishes [...]

LOUISIANA SURVIVORS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE LAURA CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE2024-02-06T10:08:48-06:00
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