POSTED: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 10:28am
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 10:35am
BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC33) — Time is running out for Hurricane Isaac survivors in Livingston and West Baton Rouge Parishes to visit the State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in their areas. All 3 centers are set to close this week.
The Maurepas center closes at 6 p.m. Wednesday, the Livingston center closes at 6 p.m. on Saturday, and the Port Allen center on Thursday at 6 p.m.
The centers are located at:
American Legion Hall
24195 Hwy. 22
Maurepas, LA 70449
Hours are: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Wednesday, Oct. 17.
Satsuma Village Mall
28975 S. Satsuma Rd., Ste. D
Livingston, LA 70754
Hours are: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Saturday, Oct. 20.
West Baton Rouge Parish Community Center
749. N. Jefferson Ave.
Port Allen, La 70767
Hours are: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Thursday, Oct 18.
Although the centers will close, Hurricane Isaac survivors can still contact FEMA online at www.disasterassistance.gov [1] or via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov. Applicants 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 operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
Survivors may also contact the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) after the center closes at 1-800-659-2955 or www.sba.gov [2].
Recovery centers have opened in many affected parishes to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured losses to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac. For a list of open centers in Louisiana go to www.fema.gov/disaster/4080 [3].
For more information on Louisiana disaster recovery, visit online at www.fema.gov/disaster/4080 [3] or www.gohsep.la.gov [4]. You can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/femaregion6 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FEMA [5]. Also visit our blog at www.fema.gov/blog [6].