The following is a press release from St. Bernard Parish on preparations for Hurricane Ida.
St. Bernard Parish President, Craig P. Taffaro, Jr., has called for a Voluntary Evacuation of areas of St. Bernard Parish that are located outside of the Hurricane Protection Levee System.
The Voluntary Evacuation will begin at 6am on Monday November 9, 2009. The start of the voluntary evacuation will be followed by an immediate increase of patrols by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office within the evacuation area.
All boat and trailer owners are asked to secure their property.
All St. Bernard Parish Government employees are expected to report for their regular work schedule tomorrow, Monday, November 9, 2009.
President Taffaro has also called for all St. Bernard residents to follow their personal hurricane preparedness plan. He has stated that he expects no flooding within the Hurricane Protection Levee System, but he added that residents should be prepared for potential wind related damage which could include power outages. Residents should secure all loose personal property around their homes.
The following items should be included in any preparation for a storm event, but this is not an all inclusive list.
Water, Non-Perishable Food, Medicines, First aid kit, Batteries, Radio, Telephone, Important documents, Fuel for vehicles and/or generators.
Caution should be used in any instances of downed power lines.
Tune to the local media for information. Also, St. Bernard Parish Government will be issuing updates on its website at www.sbpg.net, on its cable access station at channel 76 for Cox Communications customers and on its emergency communications radio station at 1680-AM.
Sheriff Jack Stephens is offering sandbags available for anyone who wants them up until 4 p.m. in the 9000 block of West St. Bernard Highway.
