TS Sally-Terrebonne Parish Prepares for Tropical Storm

09/13/2020 07:17 PM

Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove has implemented the Parish’s hurricane/tropical storm plan throughout all departments in parish government. All preparations in advance of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sally have been completed or will be shortly.

Parish President Dove declared and signed a declaration of emergency today at 10AM.

The parish’s Emergency Operations Center in Gray, LA, will go to full operational status at 6PM Monday, September 14, 2020, on a 24-hour basis until further notice. All Emergency Support Function managers will be available at that time as well as call-takers.

Due to the 1-3 ft. storm surge outside the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Levee system, Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove and Sheriff Tim Soignet have called for a voluntary evacuation of all areas south (outside) of the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District’s Morganza to the Gulf levee system beginning at 12PM (Noon) on Monday, September 14, 2020.

Sheriff Tim Soignet will enforce a curfew for all areas south (outside) of the Morganza to the Gulf levee system effective at 8PM on Monday, September 14, 2020, until 8PM on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

The Houma Municipal Auditorium, located at 880 Verret Street in Houma will be available as an evacuation shelter beginning at 6PM on Monday, September 14, 2020 for those residents who have evacuated from low-lying areas of the Parish Evacuees should bring sufficient food, water,
bedding, baby formula and other necessary personal items to last 3 days.

If transportation is needed to the Houma Municipal Auditorium, please call (985) 873-6357 Monday to arrange pick-up. Household pets brought to the Auditorium will be registered with the Terrebonne Parish Animal Shelter and kept there until reunited with owners.

Parish President Dove also announces that all Parish Government offices will be open on Monday, September 14, 2020 with normal business hours. A decision on opening Parish Government offices on Tuesday, September 15th will be decided on Monday, September 14th.

All Terrebonne Parish School District schools are closed Monday, September 14th and Tuesday, September 15th.

Fletcher Technical Community College will have virtual/remote classes tomorrow. Faculty and staff may report to campus to retrieve any necessary items before 11AM.

The Terrebonne Registrar of Voter’s office will be closed Monday, September 14th.

Terrebonne Parish self-service sandbag locations are as follows:

  • Bobtown Vol. Fire Station 
    4717 Grand Caillou Rd., Houma
  • Mechanicville Gym
    2814 Senator St., Houma
  • Upper Dularge Fire Station
    1767 Bayou Dularge, Houma
  • Bayou Black Fire Station
    2820 Savanne Rd., Houma
  • Donner Community Center
    361 Azelea Dr., Donner
  • Devon Keller Memorial Center
    5575 Bayou Black Rd, Gibson
  • Civic Center
    346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma
  • Adult Softball Complex
    9544 East Main St., Houma
  • Knights of Columbus Hall
    1558 Hwy 665, Pointe-Aux-Chenes
  • Montegut Fire Station
    1105 Hwy 55, Montegut
  • Public Works North Campus
    206 Government Street, Gray
  • Gibson East Fire Station
    5218 North Bayou Black Rd., Gibson
  • St. Ann Church
    4355 Hwy 24, Bourg
  • Ward 7
    5006 Hwy 56, Chauvin
  • Village East Fire Station
    100 Development St., Houma
  • Cannata's West 
    6307 West Park Ave., Houma
  • West Terrebonne Fire Station
    110 Merry Moss St., Gibson

All Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District’s Morganza to the Gulf Levee system floodgates, including the Houma Navigation Canal Bubba Dove floodgate, will be closed by midnight tonight until further notice. For floodgate status, please visit tlcd.org.

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