Published: Friday, August 31, 2012, 2:35 PM Updated: Sunday, September 02, 2012, 1:25 PM
Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune By Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune
BATON ROUGE -- State officials have opened 27 distribution centers for provisions for victims of Hurricane Isaac, the Louisiana National Guard said Friday. Other agencies are also providing help to storm victims.
The National Guard, which operates the state centers, said the provisions generally include MREs, ice, water and tarps for home damages.
Staff Sgt. Denis Ricou said that the centers' supplies are dictated by the needs of the local communities and what is available in the area.
Ricou cautioned that the locations can change without much notice because local officials may decide one site is more convenient than another.
He said that residents should check with local authorities the most current open sites.
At mid-afternoon Friday, these were are the centers that were open:
Assumption Parish: the Playless Shopping Center in Plattenville.
Terrebonne Parish: the Houma Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.; the Montegut Gym, 107 Recreation Drive in Montegut; 5006 La. Hwy. 56 in Little Caillou; 6129 Grand Caillou Road in Grand Caillou; 1767 Bayou Dularge Road in Dularge.
Lafourche Parish: Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 723 N. Bayou Drive in Golden Meadow; Holy Savior Catholic Church, 612 Main St. in Lockport; and the Ag Center, 101 Texas St., in Raceland.
St. John the Baptist Parish: East St. John Elementary School, 400 Ory Drive in LaPlace; Fifth Ward Elementary School, 158 Panther Drive, in Reserve; Garyville/Mt-Airy Math and Science Magnet School, 240 La. Hwy. 54, in Mount Airy; Leon Godchaux School, 1880 La. Hwy. 44 in Reserve; and the St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse, 2393 La., Hwy. 18 in Edgard.
St. Bernard Parish: Lowe's Parking lot, 8333 W. Judge Perez Drive; and Plantation Drive and La. Hwy 46.
Jefferson Parish: the Butch Duhe' Center, 1710 10th St., in Kenner; the Alario Center, 2000 Segnette Blvd in Westwego; Jefferson Parish First Parish Courthouse 400 David Drive, and 920 David Drive, both in Metairie; 6437 Jefferson Hwy. in Harahan; 2654 Jean Lafitte Blvd., in Lafitte; and the Grand Isle Fire Dept., 2757. La. Hwy 1, Grand Isle (for Grand Isle residents only).
Orleans Parish: 5501 Read Blvd., near Methodist Hospital; 2730 Vespasian Blvd. in Algiers; and the Port of Embarkation, 700 Poland Ave.
St. James Parish: Sacred Heart Church, 615 E. Main St. in Gramercy.
Plaquemines Parish is distributing supplies including water, ice and MREs at Idewild Estates, 11504 Louisiana 23, Belle Chasse.
St. Tammany Parish: Three sites were opened at 8 a.m. Saturday morning by the National Guard:
First Baptist Church in Covington, 16333 Louisiana Highway 1085
Lacombe Recreation District #4, 61100 North 12th Street
Heritage Park parking lot, 1330 Bayou Lane at the corner of Pennsylvania, Slidell
Operation Blessing International is offering aid to storm victims at two locations:
Living Cornerstone, 714 W. St. Bernard Parkway, Braithwaite, will offer hot/cold showers as well as work request for aid placing tarps on damaged roofs, debris removal and chain saw services.
ACF Outreach-Operation Blessing Command Center, 7451 W. St. Bernard Highway, Arabi, will offer daily lunch at noon and dinner at 6 p.m. and work request for aid placing tarps on damaged roofs, debris removal and chain saw services.
Ed Anderson can be reached at eanderson@timespicayune.com or 225.342.5810.