SHELTER, Houma Jr. High School

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, PRESS BRIEFING
9/15/2008 3:59:01 PM
http://www.tpcg.org/oep/emergencies.asp

SHELTERS

331 residents are currently sheltered in Terrebonne Parish. The remaining shelter sites are Gibson Gym, Schriever Recreation Center, Dumas and The First United Pentecostal for special needs individuals. Staging will continue at Houma Jr. High until 5:00 p.m. today at which time that site will close.

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9/13/2008 12:14:29 PM
TERREBONNE PARISH, UNIFIED COMMAND STRUCTURE
PRESS BRIEFING
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
10:00 AM

SHELTERS
As of 8:00 a.m. today, there are approximately 480 people being sheltered in the parish. Dumas Auditorium, Houma Jr. High are full. Houma Jr. High will be used as a staging area for people who want to be sheltered and they will be transported to shelters that have available space. Schriever Recreation Center, at this time, has 30 available spaces and Evergreen Jr. High is being made ready for evacuees and will be open today. Special needs evacuees continue to be housed at the First United Pentacostal Church at 215 Hollywood Road, Houma. Parish Officials have two (2) additional sites for shelters if needed.

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9/12/2008 2:27:17 PM
TERREBONNE PARISH, UNIFIED COMMAND STRUCTURE
PRESS BRIEFING
9/13/08 LTel:

This site is being evac'ed due to flooding from Ike to "Evergreen".

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
10:00 AM

Presently, two (2) shelters are open for evacuees from Hurricane Ike; those being Houma Jr. High and First United Pentacostal Church at 215 South Hollywood Road for special need evacuees. Approximately 100 people evacuated to Houma Jr. High last night and the total number of people being sheltered at this time is 224. An unofficial shelter is open at the East Park Recreation Center and Red Cross personnel will go to that location today to assist the East Park personnel.

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Published: Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:24 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:25 a.m.

Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet has called a voluntary evacuation beginning at 10 a.m. today for bayou communities from Pointe-aux-Chenes to Dularge.

“The traditional areas that take on water,” said Bill Dodd, a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office attorney acting as a spokesman for the Emergency Operations Center. “They know who they are.”

Houma Junior High, which was used as a shelter after Hurricane Gustav, will remain open for evacuees. It has a capacity of more than 300, Dodd said.