Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

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06/19/2026
Thank you to the teams assisting our communities!
06/19/2026

Thank you to the teams assisting our communities!

06/18/2026
Important information from the LA Department of Insurance-
06/18/2026

Important information from the LA Department of Insurance-

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ?
At LDI, we hope it doesnโ€™t come to this. To protect your home and property as the seasonโ€™s first storm approaches, we urge you to take these three steps:
ใ€ฐ๏ธ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†. Review your homeowners and flood insurance policy deductibles and make sure you know how much money you will owe out of pocket if you need to file a claim.
ใ€ฐ๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†. Build an emergency kit and consider purchasing materials to board up your windows and make temporary repairs to your home in the event you take on damage.
ใ€ฐ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป. Have copies of your insurance policies and your agentโ€™s contact information ready to go in case of an emergency evacuation.
๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, if you still take on water and have damage, hereโ€™s what to do:
๐Ÿ”บ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. Have your policy number and an initial assessment of the damage.
๐Ÿ”บ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Take photos of the damage before cleaning up. Donโ€™t throw away damaged items.
๐Ÿ”บ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Your auto policyโ€™s comprehensive coverage should cover any damage to your vehicle.
๐—š๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: https://buff.ly/wk2K9xm

Utilize local resources like this from St Charles Parish and state resources like 511LA.org before you hit the road in i...
06/18/2026

Utilize local resources like this from St Charles Parish and state resources like 511LA.org before you hit the road in impacted areas.
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)

Some areas of St. Charles Parish received as much as 9" of rain in a few hours. Our pumps are on and running. We ask that residents stay home until water subsides and the pumps can catch up. The following roads are closed:

Ormond Boulevard โ€“ UPDATE 9:10 AM OPEN

UPDATE 12:50 PM - All EXCEPT Southbound Barton have reopened.

Barton Avenue โ€“ closed between the tracks due to water

Apple Street โ€“ closed between the tracks due to water

River Road - Eastbank and Westbank reports of vehicles driving off
the roadway due to water across the road.

Lakewood Drive โ€“ 100 Block of Lakewood Drive is completely closed due to water.

WPA Road โ€“ tree down at this time

Old Spanish Trail to Scott Street โ€“ closed due to water

Luling Estates and Gassen Street โ€“ completely closed due to water

Excessive rain and tornado threats continue to impact some portions of South Central LA and Southeast LA. Please use cau...
06/18/2026

Excessive rain and tornado threats continue to impact some portions of South Central LA and Southeast LA. Please use caution if you must travel and stay weather aware.

06/18/2026
06/18/2026

As Tropical Storm Arthur approaches, our biggest threat remains flooding.

I urge all of Louisiana to stay off the roads and monitor road closures by visiting 511la.org.

Be sure to listen to local officials for up to date information and resources. Stay safe Louisiana!

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7667 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA
70806

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Monday 7:30am - 4am
Tuesday 7:30am - 4am
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4am
Friday 7:30am - 4am

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