News and Media: Disaster 4559

BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA Community Education and Outreach (CEO) offers free webinars to help people repair and rebuild safer and stronger after the recent hurricanes. 

BATON ROUGE, La.–The Disaster Recovery Center in Lake Charles will be closed Nov. 11.

This center will reopen Nov. 12 through Nov. 13; hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. No appointments are necessary.

The center is at:

Allen P. August, Sr. Multi-Purpose Annex

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury

2000 Moeling Street

Lake Charles, LA 70601

BATON ROUGE, La. — Disaster Legal Services (DLS) provides free legal assistance to low-income hurricane survivors who cannot afford to hire a lawyer after a disaster.

Members of the American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division advise and provide legal representation at no charge. There are certain limitations. Assistance is not available for cases that will produce a fee (i.e., cases where fees are paid as part of a court settlement).

DSL has assisted thousands of survivors with disaster-recovery problems including:

BATON ROUGE, La.–A Disaster Recovery Center will open in Lake Charles to help hurricane survivors, Nov. 10.

In order to ensure everyone’s safety, the center operates under strict COVID-19 guidelines. Everyone wears masks or face coverings and social distancing is practiced. FEMA employees can answer your questions, check on your application and accept documents to scan them into the registration system and return them to you immediately.

Baton Rouge, LA — Free counseling services offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help those dealing with stress caused by Hurricanes Delta and Laura.