State storm help
Storm help in Louisiana
Official help for Louisiana in one place. Every link goes to the agency, utility or program itself.
Links checked September 29, 2026.
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Source: National Weather Service alerts.
County pages
County pages show flood insurance claims, disaster declarations, wildfires and past El Niño rain from official records. We have them for these counties in Louisiana:
Call 211
Dial 211 to reach local help: food, shelter, and help after a storm.
Get emergency alerts
Phones get Wireless Emergency Alerts on their own. Local sign-ups add warnings and evacuation orders by text, call or email. Louisiana has no statewide sign-up we could verify; counties run their own.
- Wireless Emergency AlertsReady.gov: Emergency alerts (opens in a new tab)
Emergency management
After a disaster
After a federal disaster declaration, FEMA help opens for the counties it names. You apply at DisasterAssistance.gov.
- Federal disaster helpDisasterAssistance.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Open sheltersRed Cross open shelter finder (opens in a new tab)
Sandbags
Most cities and counties hand out free sandbags only when a storm is close, and the sites change each time. Call 311 or check your county’s emergency page when a storm is forecast.
Power outages
Your bill names your power company. These are the state’s main ones; check your address to see which may serve it.
Roads
511LA has the state’s road closures and conditions. Don’t drive through water over the road.
- Road conditions511LA (opens in a new tab)
Drinking water
After a flood, your water system may tell you to boil water. These are the state’s drinking-water pages.
What about your street?
A state page can’t tell you about your home. Check your address against the official flood, fire and landslide maps and live warnings.