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FEMA and the state of Louisiana will open a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in New Sarpy in St. Charles Parish on Saturday, Sept. 28, to provide one-on-one help to Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Francine. The center will be located at the Alan Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy, LA 70078.

Additional DRCs are open at the following locations:

• Morgan City Municipal Auditorium, 728 Myrtle St., Morgan City, LA 70380
• Terrebonne Parish Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, LA 70360
• Lafourche Parish Emergency Operations Center, 4876 Hwy. 1, Raceland, LA 7039
• Lemann Memorial Center, 1100 Clay St., Donaldsonville, LA 70346

The centers will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Residents in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonneparishes can visit any DRC to meet with representatives of FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, along with other community partners. No appointment is needed to visit the center.

The centers are accessible to people with disabilities or access and functional needs and 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/.

Additional options when applying include:

• Download the FEMA App for mobile devices.
• Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
• To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance – YouTube.

For the latest information visit fema.gov/disaster/4817. Follow FEMA Region 6 social media at X.com/FEMARegion6 or on Facebook at facebook.com/femaregion6.