Hello Southwest Louisiana, The Just Imagine SWLA planning team is inviting the public to attend a second round of public meetings March 15-17. During three community sessions, overall visions and goals, 10 catalytic projects and supporting recommendations for the 50-year resilience plan for Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes will be shared with meeting participants. Just Imagine [...]
DOTD will need to close East Creole Hwy (LA 1143) between MP 2.0 (Eve Landry Rd.) and MP 4.0 (Gator Rd.). We have the closure planned for Monday March 7 and Tuesday March 8,2022 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm daily
As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Business & Workforce Recovery Solutions is excited to announce that we are hosting our inaugural Louisiana Disaster Recovery Conference: A Time of Hope and Restoration https://businessworkforcerecovery.com/la-disaster-recovery-conference/ on Wednesday, March 23 by Zoom. This fully virtual conference will focus on building a resilient community in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and including recovery from [...]
BATON ROUGE, La. – At the request of the state, FEMA is currently providing about 1,946 households that are survivors of Hurricanes Laura and Delta with additional time to remain in agency-provided housing as they complete the final steps of their recovery. The original end for the program was scheduled for Feb.28. The extension of the [...]
Contact: Shelby Hoffpauir, Director of Communications 337-491-6688 The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana, working with the Urban Design Associates (UDA) team, has launched a website and scheduled a round of Listening Workshops to kick off the public involvement for the newly initiated robust resilience planning process for Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes. “We’ve named this effort [...]
On Thursday, August 12 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Entergy has scheduled a planned outage to upgrade the reliability in your area. With that being said, Cameron Parish has the following locations that will be affected by the outage along with a large number of residents and small businesses in the Hackberry area: [...]
FEMA and the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) caution disaster survivors to be aware of post-disaster fraud and scams. Attempts to scam residents can be made over the phone, by mail or email, through the internet or in person. It is important to remain alert. Con artists are creative and [...]
The dump site at Holly Beach Dump will reopen Wednesday, April 21, and will follow its original schedule. SUMMER HOURS Sunday and Saturday: 10AM – 5PM Monday: 9AM – 5PM Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 12PM – 5PM
The Southwest Long-Term Recovery Committee will host a Resource Recovery Fair for Calcasieu and Cameron parishes this weekend. This event will be a one-stop source for recovery information provided by subject matter experts on hand from multiple agencies and organizations. Event details are included in the attached flyer and also outlined below. Please feel free [...]
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) today announced the completion of another segment of rock breakwaters at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish. The Rockefeller Shoreline Protection project expanded the area’s rock shoreline by 3,414 linear feet, adding erosion protection to an area that has been retreating at an average [...]
