Get a Plan

Emergency Planning & Recovery Resources for Congregations

• Episcopal Relief and Development Resource Library
• Episcopal Relief and Development Gold Planning Guide
• Episcopal Relief and Development Silver Planning Guide
• Episcopal Relief and Development Bronze Planing Guide
• Province IV Disaster Relief Manual
• Episcopal Church Foundation Disaster Prep: Before, During, and After
• Church Pension Group Risk Management Library
• Active Shooter Guide for the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
• FEMA – Resources to Protect Your House of Worship

Emergency Planning & Recovery Resources for Individuals and Families

• Louisiana Emergency Alert System and Evacuation Guide
• National Hurricane Center
• FEMA and www.ready.gov/hurricane
• American Red Cross
• Center for Disease Control
• LA Governor’s Office of Homeland Security
• Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guides
• NOLA Ready Hurricane Season Preparedness 
• LSU Ag Center Preparing for Disasters
• Ready.gov Preparing for Natural Disasters
• Flash.org (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes)
• Episcopal Relief and Development Individual and Family Planning Plan
• Episcopal Relief and Development “A Season of Resilience” Five Week Guide
• A Season of Resilience Social Media Graphics Zip File

• National Hurricane Center Hurricane Preparedness Week Graphics from Inside the Eye, the official blog of the National Hurricane Center.

Build a Kit

• Ready.gov Build a Kit
• Get a Game Plan Emergency Kit
• American Red Cross Emergency Kit
• NOLA Ready Build a Kit
• LSU Ag Center Emergency Kit
• LSU Ag Center: Food & Water Safety in a Disaster
• Center for Disease Control Emergency Kit
• FEMA Tip Sheet- Build a Budget Friendly Emergency Kit
• Emergency Kits for Infants and Young Children
• Emergency Kit for the Elderly
• ASPCA Emergency Kit for Pets

Be Informed

Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana News Outlets

• Front page of website
• EDOLA Facebook page
• EDOLA Twitter page

Weather Service Websites

• National Hurricane Center
• National Weather Service

Warning Systems / Emergency Alerts

• Louisiana Emergency Alert System and Evacuation Guide
• Louisiana NOAA Weather Radio Stations
• FEMA Text Messages
• Louisiana State Police
• 511 Traveler Information Service  or call 511.
• See Homeland Security links below for the emergency alert systems for your civil parish

TV, Radio, and Newspaper

• Wikipedia list of radio stations in Louisiana
• Wikipedia list of TV stations in Louisiana
• Wikipedia list of newspapers in Louisiana

Disaster Assistance

• United Way of Southeast Louisiana Disaster Relief Resource List
• FEMA Disaster Assistance
• Louisiana Volunteer Organization Active in Disasters (LAVOAD) Resource List
• New Orleans Evacuation Assistance
• Louisiana GOSHEP Evacuation Information
• American Red Cross of Southeast Louisiana Disaster Relief

Utility Companies in Southeast Louisiana

• Atmos Energy
• Cleco
• Entergy
• South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association

City / Town Websites (where EDOLA Churches are located)

• Amite
• Baton Rouge
• Bogalusa
• Clinton (go to East Feliciana Parish website)
• Covington
• Denham Springs
• Franklin
• Hammond
• Harvey (go to Jefferson Parish website)
• Houma (go to Terrebonne Parish website)
• Innis
• Kenner
• LaPlace (go to St. John the Baptist Parish website)
• Metairie (go to Jefferson Parish website)
• Morgan City
• Morganza
• Napoleonville
• New Orleans
• New Roads
• Paradis (go to St. Charles Parish website)
• Plaquemine
• Ponchatoula
• River Ridge (go to Jefferson Parish website)
• Rosedale (go to Iberville Parish website)
• Slidell
• St. Francisville
• Theriot  (go to Terrebonne Parish website)
• Thibodaux
• Zachary

Homeland Security / Emergency Management Office Websites

• United States Department of Homeland Security
• Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and emergency.louisiana.gov
• Homeland Security / Emergency Management Offices of the civil parishes located in the Diocese of Louisiana

• Ascension Parish
• Assumption Parish
• East Baton Rouge Parish
• East Feliciana Parish
• Iberville Parish
• Jefferson Parish
• LaFourche Parish
• Livingston Parish
• Orleans Parish
• Plaquemines Parish
• Pointe Coupee Parish
• St. Bernard Parish
• St. Charles Parish
• St. Helena Parish

• St. James Parish
• St. John the Baptist Parish
• St. Martin Parish
• St. Mary Parish
• St. Tammany Parish
• Tangipahoa Parish
• Terrebonne Parish
• Washington Parish
• West Baton Rouge Parish
• West Feliciana Parish
• List of websites for all civil parishes in Louisiana