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POD SITES IN TERREBONNE SEPT 5TH:
Terrebonne Parish residents may pick up water, ice, food (MREs), and tarps at the following locations in the parish from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM:
Hou...
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The Terrebonne Parish Council has cancelled committee meetings scheduled for Tuesday, September 7, 2021, and the regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
All public h...
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(HOUMA, LA) The Bayou Community Foundation (BCF) will be providing free gasoline for residents of southern Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes to fill generators and automobiles this week, in partn...
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*IMPORTANT POD SITE UPDATE*
The pod site at the Mechanicville Gym, 2814 Senator St./Percy Gabriel, will not be up and running tomorrow due to Entergy doing work around this area.
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We have 100 additional linemen coming tomorrow morning. That will give us a total of 300 linemen for this area.
Damage assessment is 99.99% complete. We have one residential customer to assess. That ...
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After a storm such as Hurricane Ida, the need for disaster-related assistance grows tremendously after the winds have receded. There are governmental agencies that can provide such assistance.&n...
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Our local Fire departments are still receiving numerous calls this morning about carbon monoxide poisoning residents. These residents are being transported to hospitals outside of this parish for me...
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Public Works officials report that there are more sewer lift stations in the parish (180-plus) than there are generators to power them at this time. As a result, lift stations are overflowing presen...
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Effective Saturday, September 4:
Terrebonne Parish residents may pick up water, ice, food (MREs) and tarps at the following locations in the parish beginning at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM:
H...
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Free Meals Around Terrebonne Parish:
Vision of Hope (Bishop BK Stevens) of Abbeville is giving away 1,200 hot meals today at 11am, 7482 Main Street.
Kingdom Connection will be doin...
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The restoration of electricity to the residents of Terrebonne Parish involves three utility providers and many grid components such as transmission lines, sub-transmission lines, distribut...
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The TPCG Solid Waste Department began curbside pick-up of residential solid waste on Friday, September 3, 2021. This will continue until one pass is completed in west Houma at which time pick-up wil...
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ENTERGY 7pm update 9/3:
Today we received 200 additional Linemen to help with the restoration process.
Klondyke Rd. has been successfully cleared to allow large machinery to be transported.
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available for 25 designated parishes. Businesses and residents whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted as a direct result of Hurricane ...
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The Walgreens located near Southland Mall is currently open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Although they're on generator power, they are still able to use cash, debit, and credit cards.
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Several Terrebonne Parish residents have been taken to the hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning. Our first responders are stressing the importance of generator safety in Terrebonne Pa...
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Power Update for Terrebonne Parish (Entergy, SLECA, and City of Houma)
Entergy has confirmed that our previous update was strickly for Entergy customers only.
We are still waiting on updates fro...
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Plate lunches are being distributed at Chabert Medical Center 1978 Industrial Blvd. in Houma today, September 3, 2021.
Hundreds of plate lunches available. If you know someone down the ...
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First responders in Terrebonne Parish are in need of water and gatorade due to the excessive heat. If you're able to donate, please bring it to your local fire department.
The...
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From Louisiana Department of Health 9/1/21:
Recommendations for providing drinking water for pet species (dogs and cats) and equines during a boil water advisory:
The follo...