Disaster Recovery Center Hours Change Monday

BATON ROUGE, La. — All State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers open in Louisiana will change their hours of operation effective Monday, Nov. 5.

The new hours will be 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. All centers are closed Sundays.

The recovery centers are located in:

Plaquemines Parish: Belle Chasse, Port Sulphur, Braithwaite
St. John Parish: LaPlace
Orleans Parish: Algiers, East New Orleans
Jefferson Parish: Marrero, Metairie, Lafitte
St. Tammany Parish: Slidell

State/FEMA recovery specialists are on hand to answer questions and provide information on the types of assistance available to Hurricane Isaac survivors. For a list of open centers in Louisiana go to www.fema.gov/disaster/4080.

Survivors may register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov. They may also call 1-800-621-3362 or (TTY) 1-800-462-7585.  Those who use 711 Relay or Video Relay Services may call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.

For more information on Louisiana disaster recovery, visit online at www.fema.gov/disaster/4080 or www.gohsep.la.gov. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/femaregion6 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMA. Also visit our blog at www.fema.gov/blog.