FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller
(985) 748-3211
HAMMOND—To assist residents who are in between staying in FEMA trailers or travel trailers, Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller, in partnership with two local churches, will open temporary shelters to provide these residents a place to ride out this afternoon’s approaching storm.
“With the severe weather forecast to impact our area shortly after lunchtime, these churches will open their doors to help residents who need more stable shelter to get through the storm system,” Miller said.
The Mission Church, located at 41347 W. I-55 Service Road south of Hammond, and The Greater Temple Chapel Baptist Church, located at 912 Avenue G in Kentwood, will open their doors at 1 p.m. Residents will shelter in place at either location until the weather passes. No food will be served, and once the storm system moves to the east, citizens will be asked to return to their homes so the churches can close.
Miller encourages all residents to be “weather aware” and carefully monitor the storm system moving through our region.
For more information on Tangipahoa’s storm preparations, go to www.Tangipahoa.org, or monitor updates on the TPG social media channels. You can also sign up for weather updates via the parish’s TangiAlert program, at https://tangipahoa.org/
