We will add to this list as we get information.

For information about what roads are passable in Louisiana, you can call the State Police Road Closure Hot Line at 1-800-469-4828 or click on www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/evacinfo/rdclosureindex.htm To find out about conditions in your home parish, you can find a listing of homeland security and emergency preparedness offices and telephone numbers at www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/Parish/parishoepnumbers.htm

CNN has created a list of individuals who were able to contact someone to let them know they are "safe" after Katrina. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/

Emergency housing

Blackamericaweb.com Hurricane Relief Fund

A partial list of Hurricane Katrina and disaster relief information available on the Web (from Associated Press):

National Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

National Weather Service: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/graphicsversion/bigmain.html

Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding): http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/index.html

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 1-800-621-FEMA; http://www.fema.gov/ To apply for federal disaster aid, call the Federal Emergency Management Agency at 800-621-3362; for hearing/speech impaired, TTY 800-462-7585. Assist with all needs including: lodging, clothing, and monetary assistance.

Louisiana Homeland Security: http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/

City of New Orleans: http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx

Louisiana Governor's Office: http://www.gov.state.la.us/

Mississippi Emergency Management: http://www.msema.org./index.htm

Relief Organizations:

Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW or https://www.redcross.org/

Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or http://www.er-d.org

United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/

Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338 or http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

FEMA Charity tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: http://www.nvoad.org/

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: http://www.la-spca.org/