name: Bossier City Civic Center -> SHELTER, Bossier City Civic Center

name: Bossier City Civic Center (Opened 8/29/08 Evening) -> Bossier City Civic Center
notes: Sandy Davis, director of the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said all shelters in the area, except for the special needs facility at the Bossier Civic Center, would be closed by 5 p.m. Friday. About 143 people remain at the Civic Center. SOURCE: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080906/NEWS01/809060361/1060 ============================================================================ SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Shelters-start-opening-tonight-16046/ Created: August 29, 2008 03:36 PM Modified: August 29, 2008 06:23 PM A shelter for people with medical problems opens this evening at Bossier City's Civic Center. ============================================================================= SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Watching-Gustav----and-making- preparations-15972/ Watching Gustav -- and making preparations Created: August 28, 2008 11:44 AM Modified: August 28, 2008 06:39 PM A decision on evacuations from South Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav will not be made before Sunday morning, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and the local head of homeland security said today. If evacuations are ordered for Louisiana's Gulf Coast area, the city will have a huge influx of evacuees, homeland security director Sandy Davis said late this morning at a news conference at Government Plaza. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days because forecasters don't know what the storm's path will be as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts have called for landfall from Texas to Florida's panhandle early next week. But state officials were in high gear on evacuations plans -- mindful of the botched state and federal response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago and determined not to repeat it. The state's handling of Katrina sunk the administration of Gov. Kathleen Blanco. "Don't wait until this storm comes into the Gulf," Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference. The city of Shreveport is also making preparation in case Gustav makes landfall in Texas or western Louisiana and dumps huge amounts of rain here as it moves inland. Crews from the streets and drainage department today were clearing debris and vegetation from drainage ditches. They want to reduce the changes of the ditches being clogged as water pours into them. The state has lined up hundreds of buses to carry people out of New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana who don't have transportation. Shelters would be set up at Hirsch Coliseum at the fairgrounds, the old Sam's Club on Jewella Avenue and the former Sports Mall off Interstate 20 in far west Shreveport. Caddo Parish prisoners were at Hirsch today, unloading 5,000 crates that will be used to hold pets that would be evacuated For people who have their own transportation, shelters will be set up at LSU-Shreveport and Southern University-Shreveport. Those with medical needs will go to the Bossier City Civic Center. -> (Opened 8/29/08 Evening) Sandy Davis, director of the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said all shelters in the area, except for the special needs facility at the Bossier Civic Center, would be closed by 5 p.m. Friday. About 143 people remain at the Civic Center. SOURCE: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080906/NEWS01/809060361/1060 ============================================================================ SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Shelters-start-opening-tonight-16046/ Created: August 29, 2008 03:36 PM Modified: August 29, 2008 06:23 PM A shelter for people with medical problems opens this evening at Bossier City's Civic Center. ============================================================================= SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Watching-Gustav----and-making- preparations-15972/ Watching Gustav -- and making preparations Created: August 28, 2008 11:44 AM Modified: August 28, 2008 06:39 PM A decision on evacuations from South Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav will not be made before Sunday morning, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and the local head of homeland security said today. If evacuations are ordered for Louisiana's Gulf Coast area, the city will have a huge influx of evacuees, homeland security director Sandy Davis said late this morning at a news conference at Government Plaza. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days because forecasters don't know what the storm's path will be as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts have called for landfall from Texas to Florida's panhandle early next week. But state officials were in high gear on evacuations plans -- mindful of the botched state and federal response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago and determined not to repeat it. The state's handling of Katrina sunk the administration of Gov. Kathleen Blanco. "Don't wait until this storm comes into the Gulf," Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference. The city of Shreveport is also making preparation in case Gustav makes landfall in Texas or western Louisiana and dumps huge amounts of rain here as it moves inland. Crews from the streets and drainage department today were clearing debris and vegetation from drainage ditches. They want to reduce the changes of the ditches being clogged as water pours into them. The state has lined up hundreds of buses to carry people out of New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana who don't have transportation. Shelters would be set up at Hirsch Coliseum at the fairgrounds, the old Sam's Club on Jewella Avenue and the former Sports Mall off Interstate 20 in far west Shreveport. Caddo Parish prisoners were at Hirsch today, unloading 5,000 crates that will be used to hold pets that would be evacuated For people who have their own transportation, shelters will be set up at LSU-Shreveport and Southern University-Shreveport. Those with medical needs will go to the Bossier City Civic Center.

status: Closed -> Standby
organization: Special Needs Disaster Shelter/Housing -> Evacuation Shelter, Special Needs
eligibility: Hurricane Gustav Evacuee's With SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS -> Hurricane Evacuees With SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS

status: Open -> Closed

region: Southeast -> Northwest

notes: St. James Parish The special needs population should call 1-800-228-9409 or 985-447-0916 should they need to go to a special needs shelter. St. Tammany Parish The parish has activated a storm information line at 985-809-2300. Recorded information is available regarding sandbags, shelters, evacuation orders and other pertinent information Tangipahoa Parish A special needs shelter has been opened at the Southeastern Louisiana University Kinesiology Building as of 8:00 am Friday morning. Anyone needing special needs sheltering should call 866-280-7724. St. Bernard Parish Evacuation for residents with special and medical needs, who have registered with the parish, will begin Friday by appointment. Any special needs residents must register before midnight tonight by calling 504-278-1593. St. Charles Parish St. Charles residents needing transportation who have not signed up are asked to call (985) 783-5050 immediately. Orleans Parish 1-877-286-6431 Plaquemines Parish Contact the Plaquemines Parish Health Department at (504) 394-3510 Jefferson Parish 504 349-5360 ============================================================================ SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Shelters-start-opening-tonight-16046/ Created: August 29, 2008 03:36 PM Modified: August 29, 2008 06:23 PM A shelter for people with medical problems opens this evening at Bossier City's Civic Center. ============================================================================= SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Watching-Gustav----and-making- preparations-15972/ Watching Gustav -- and making preparations Created: August 28, 2008 11:44 AM Modified: August 28, 2008 06:39 PM A decision on evacuations from South Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav will not be made before Sunday morning, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and the local head of homeland security said today. If evacuations are ordered for Louisiana's Gulf Coast area, the city will have a huge influx of evacuees, homeland security director Sandy Davis said late this morning at a news conference at Government Plaza. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days because forecasters don't know what the storm's path will be as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts have called for landfall from Texas to Florida's panhandle early next week. But state officials were in high gear on evacuations plans -- mindful of the botched state and federal response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago and determined not to repeat it. The state's handling of Katrina sunk the administration of Gov. Kathleen Blanco. "Don't wait until this storm comes into the Gulf," Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference. The city of Shreveport is also making preparation in case Gustav makes landfall in Texas or western Louisiana and dumps huge amounts of rain here as it moves inland. Crews from the streets and drainage department today were clearing debris and vegetation from drainage ditches. They want to reduce the changes of the ditches being clogged as water pours into them. The state has lined up hundreds of buses to carry people out of New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana who don't have transportation. Shelters would be set up at Hirsch Coliseum at the fairgrounds, the old Sam's Club on Jewella Avenue and the former Sports Mall off Interstate 20 in far west Shreveport. Caddo Parish prisoners were at Hirsch today, unloading 5,000 crates that will be used to hold pets that would be evacuated For people who have their own transportation, shelters will be set up at LSU-Shreveport and Southern University-Shreveport. Those with medical needs will go to the Bossier City Civic Center. -> Sandy Davis, director of the Caddo-Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said all shelters in the area, except for the special needs facility at the Bossier Civic Center, would be closed by 5 p.m. Friday. About 143 people remain at the Civic Center. SOURCE: http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080906/NEWS01/809060361/1060 ============================================================================ SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Shelters-start-opening-tonight-16046/ Created: August 29, 2008 03:36 PM Modified: August 29, 2008 06:23 PM A shelter for people with medical problems opens this evening at Bossier City's Civic Center. ============================================================================= SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Watching-Gustav----and-making- preparations-15972/ Watching Gustav -- and making preparations Created: August 28, 2008 11:44 AM Modified: August 28, 2008 06:39 PM A decision on evacuations from South Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav will not be made before Sunday morning, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and the local head of homeland security said today. If evacuations are ordered for Louisiana's Gulf Coast area, the city will have a huge influx of evacuees, homeland security director Sandy Davis said late this morning at a news conference at Government Plaza. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days because forecasters don't know what the storm's path will be as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts have called for landfall from Texas to Florida's panhandle early next week. But state officials were in high gear on evacuations plans -- mindful of the botched state and federal response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago and determined not to repeat it. The state's handling of Katrina sunk the administration of Gov. Kathleen Blanco. "Don't wait until this storm comes into the Gulf," Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference. The city of Shreveport is also making preparation in case Gustav makes landfall in Texas or western Louisiana and dumps huge amounts of rain here as it moves inland. Crews from the streets and drainage department today were clearing debris and vegetation from drainage ditches. They want to reduce the changes of the ditches being clogged as water pours into them. The state has lined up hundreds of buses to carry people out of New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana who don't have transportation. Shelters would be set up at Hirsch Coliseum at the fairgrounds, the old Sam's Club on Jewella Avenue and the former Sports Mall off Interstate 20 in far west Shreveport. Caddo Parish prisoners were at Hirsch today, unloading 5,000 crates that will be used to hold pets that would be evacuated For people who have their own transportation, shelters will be set up at LSU-Shreveport and Southern University-Shreveport. Those with medical needs will go to the Bossier City Civic Center.
current_population: -> 143

name: Bossier City Civic Center -> Bossier City Civic Center (Opened 8/29/08 Evening)
notes: SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Watching-Gustav----and-making- preparations-15972/ Watching Gustav -- and making preparations Created: August 28, 2008 11:44 AM Modified: August 28, 2008 06:39 PM A decision on evacuations from South Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav will not be made before Sunday morning, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and the local head of homeland security said today. If evacuations are ordered for Louisiana's Gulf Coast area, the city will have a huge influx of evacuees, homeland security director Sandy Davis said late this morning at a news conference at Government Plaza. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days because forecasters don't know what the storm's path will be as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts have called for landfall from Texas to Florida's panhandle early next week. But state officials were in high gear on evacuations plans -- mindful of the botched state and federal response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago and determined not to repeat it. The state's handling of Katrina sunk the administration of Gov. Kathleen Blanco. "Don't wait until this storm comes into the Gulf," Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference. The city of Shreveport is also making preparation in case Gustav makes landfall in Texas or western Louisiana and dumps huge amounts of rain here as it moves inland. Crews from the streets and drainage department today were clearing debris and vegetation from drainage ditches. They want to reduce the changes of the ditches being clogged as water pours into them. The state has lined up hundreds of buses to carry people out of New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana who don't have transportation. Shelters would be set up at Hirsch Coliseum at the fairgrounds, the old Sam's Club on Jewella Avenue and the former Sports Mall off Interstate 20 in far west Shreveport. Caddo Parish prisoners were at Hirsch today, unloading 5,000 crates that will be used to hold pets that would be evacuated For people who have their own transportation, shelters will be set up at LSU-Shreveport and Southern University-Shreveport. Those with medical needs will go to the Bossier City Civic Center. -> St. James Parish The special needs population should call 1-800-228-9409 or 985-447-0916 should they need to go to a special needs shelter. St. Tammany Parish The parish has activated a storm information line at 985-809-2300. Recorded information is available regarding sandbags, shelters, evacuation orders and other pertinent information Tangipahoa Parish A special needs shelter has been opened at the Southeastern Louisiana University Kinesiology Building as of 8:00 am Friday morning. Anyone needing special needs sheltering should call 866-280-7724. St. Bernard Parish Evacuation for residents with special and medical needs, who have registered with the parish, will begin Friday by appointment. Any special needs residents must register before midnight tonight by calling 504-278-1593. St. Charles Parish St. Charles residents needing transportation who have not signed up are asked to call (985) 783-5050 immediately. Orleans Parish 1-877-286-6431 Plaquemines Parish Contact the Plaquemines Parish Health Department at (504) 394-3510 Jefferson Parish 504 349-5360 ============================================================================ SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Shelters-start-opening-tonight-16046/ Created: August 29, 2008 03:36 PM Modified: August 29, 2008 06:23 PM A shelter for people with medical problems opens this evening at Bossier City's Civic Center. ============================================================================= SOURCE: http://www.ktbs.com/news/Watching-Gustav----and-making- preparations-15972/ Watching Gustav -- and making preparations Created: August 28, 2008 11:44 AM Modified: August 28, 2008 06:39 PM A decision on evacuations from South Louisiana in advance of Tropical Storm Gustav will not be made before Sunday morning, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and the local head of homeland security said today. If evacuations are ordered for Louisiana's Gulf Coast area, the city will have a huge influx of evacuees, homeland security director Sandy Davis said late this morning at a news conference at Government Plaza. There is a lot of uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days because forecasters don't know what the storm's path will be as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasts have called for landfall from Texas to Florida's panhandle early next week. But state officials were in high gear on evacuations plans -- mindful of the botched state and federal response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago and determined not to repeat it. The state's handling of Katrina sunk the administration of Gov. Kathleen Blanco. "Don't wait until this storm comes into the Gulf," Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference. The city of Shreveport is also making preparation in case Gustav makes landfall in Texas or western Louisiana and dumps huge amounts of rain here as it moves inland. Crews from the streets and drainage department today were clearing debris and vegetation from drainage ditches. They want to reduce the changes of the ditches being clogged as water pours into them. The state has lined up hundreds of buses to carry people out of New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana who don't have transportation. Shelters would be set up at Hirsch Coliseum at the fairgrounds, the old Sam's Club on Jewella Avenue and the former Sports Mall off Interstate 20 in far west Shreveport. Caddo Parish prisoners were at Hirsch today, unloading 5,000 crates that will be used to hold pets that would be evacuated For people who have their own transportation, shelters will be set up at LSU-Shreveport and Southern University-Shreveport. Those with medical needs will go to the Bossier City Civic Center.
status: Standby -> Open
eligibility: Hurricane Gustav Evacuee's -> Hurricane Gustav Evacuee's With SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS
is_fee_required: N/A -> No

status: Open -> Standby

parish: Caddo -> Bossier
town: Shreveport -> Bossier City
address: 620 Benton Rd -> 620 Benton Road
latitude: -> 32.523251
longitude: -> -93.716478
areas_served: LA -> LA
eligibility: Hurricane Gustav Evacuee's -> Hurricane Gustav Evacuee's