Self-serve sandbags are available starting at noon today (Monday, September 9) as officials monitor Tropical Storm Francine, which is forecast to impact our area over the next several days.
Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said sandbags will be available at the following locations:
- 8th Ward Fire Department on LA 445,
- 8th Ward Fire Station on LA 22 in Bedico,
- Ponchatoula East Station 4 at the corner of Sandhill Cemetery Road and LA 22,
- Ponchatoula West Station 3 on the corner of Morgan Drive and LA 22,
- Husser Fire Station on LA 445,
- Natalbany Fire on LA 1064,
- Baptist Fire Station,
- Wilmer Fire Station,
- Independence Fire Station,
- Loranger Fire Station, and
- Kentwood Volunteer Fire Station on LA 38 East.
Residents will need to bring their own shovel to fill the sandbags at the self-serve sites.
“We encourage anyone who has had an issue with flash flooding or flooding following extended rain events to please come out and pick up sandbags,” Miller said.
Miller encouraged residents to stay tuned to local media and the TPG website, www.Tangipahoa.org, as well as the parish’s social media channels for weather-related updates.
