Pointe Coupee Parish Disaster Recovery Center Closes Operations August 20th

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Disaster Recovery Center in Pointe Coupee Parish will permanently close Thursday, Aug. 20, at 5 p.m.

Louisianians in Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne parishes can still apply for FEMA disaster assistance through Oct. 1 to receive help in their recovery from Tropical Storm Arthur which occurred June 17-24.

For one-on-one help, residents of all six designated parishes may visit any Disaster Recovery Center below:

Pointe Coupee Parish Library/Innis Branch
6444 LA Hwy. 1
Innis, LA 70747
Dates: Through Thursday
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
*Permanently closes Aug. 20

Terrebonne Parish Main Library
151 Library Dr.
Houma, LA 70360
Dates: Monday - Saturday Weekly
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
*One-day closure Aug. 24

Centers are equipped with assistive technology. If you need a reasonable accommodation or sign language interpreter, please call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).

You do not have to visit a center to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The quickest way to apply is by going online at disasterassistance.gov/.

If you need more information or additional help:

• Download the FEMA App to complete your application and find other resources.
• Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, open 24 hours, 7 days a week, for assistance in multiple languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.

For more information, visit fema.gov/disaster/4927. Follow FEMA Region 6 on social media at x.com/FEMARegion6 and at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/.