News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA and the State of Louisiana are working hard together to ensure that survivors of Hurricane Ida living in hard-hit parishes have safe places to stay temporarily while they take steps to recover.

To help address the shortage of sheltering and housing options in Southeast Louisiana, the state is establishing some temporary solutions, including a non-congregate sheltering program using recreational vehicles, such as travel trailers. Non-congregate shelters are locations where an individual or family can[...]

See below for Tangipahoa COVID Testing/Vaccination Schedule for the week of October 11th through October 15th[...]

If you reside in Tangipahoa Parish and are unable to pay your rent or utilities this month, you can contact Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge at 225-336-8700 no later than October 22, 2021, to find out if you are eligible for assistance. 

***This assistance is available for a limited time.***

For rental assistance[...]

AMITE—Tangipahoa Parish residents who test positive for COVID-19 and develop mild to moderate symptoms can now receive monoclonal antibody treatment without having to go to the hospital.

Today Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller announced that the Louisiana Department of Health in partnership with Tangipahoa Parish Government opened a mobile monoclonal antibody treatment site in Amite at the[...]

The State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are sponsoring the Louisiana Hurricane Ida Sheltering program to provide emergency sheltering assistance to residents in[...]