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Story Archives: Additional sandbag sites open in Monroe


Additional sandbag sites open in Monroe
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Four additional sandbag sites are now operational in Monroe. This is to make sandbags even more accessible to residents.

The additional sites listed below are open from 2-11 p.m. today and 7 a.m.-until during the weekend.

Benoit Community Center, 1700 Oaklawn Drive

Saul Adler Community Center, 3900 Westminister

Powell Community Center, 1401 Powell Ave.

E.P. Robinson Community Center, 3504 Jackson St.

Sandbags are also available at any of the locations listed below.

1) Monroe Public Works on Grammont Street;

2) Ouachita Parish Public Works on Wells Road in West Monroe;

3) Ouachita Correctional Center on U.S. 165 South.

Emergency and elected officials throughout Ouachita Parish urge all residents to prepare for the potential of widespread flooding due to unpredictable amounts of rainfall which will be associated with Hurricane Ike.

Due to the amount of rainfall related to Hurricane Gustav, all of the major drainage outlets and tributaries in Ouachita Parish are at or near capacity. In addition to that, the Ouachita River and Bayou Lafourche have additional water flowing into them from the north (Arkansas).

Residents throughout Ouachita Parish, especially those in flood prone areas, are urged to prepare for possible flooding within the next week. Although it is not a certainty, it is in the best interest of all residents to begin making preparations now.


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