Hurricane & Emergency Resources

Stay Informed

Disaster Preparedness Checklist for Businesses and Nonprofits

Connect Lafayette Alert System: Alerts include both emergency and non-emergency announcements specific to areas where residents live, such as sandbag information, road closures, construction, public works projects, special events and more.

Lafayette Parish Hurricane Evacuation Routes

Get A Game Plan | Get A Game Plan app 

LUS Hurricane Handbook |  LUS Outage Map

Lafayette Consolidated Government

Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guide 

Lafayette Parish Road Closures and Sandbag Sites

Creating your Ready Business Emergency Plan

To find local evacuation centers/shelters, call 211 or text 'LAShelter' to 898211.

Recovery Resources

Office/Commercial Space Availability: LEDA works with economic development agencies and real estate contacts along the Gulf Coast to respond quickly to emergency crews or businesses that may be temporarily displaced during hurricane season. Please contact Mark D. Mouton by email or at 337-593-1409 if you have space available for displaced businesses.

Contacts and Information

• For Emergencies and Street Flooding: 911
• LCG 311 to report LUS and LUS Fiber outages 
  • Option 1: LUS power and water outages
  • Option 2: LUS Fiber outages
  • Option 3: Report litter
  • Option 4: Park maintenance (after hours)
  • Option 5: All other issues
• LUS
  • Report power outage: 337-291-9200 
  • Report downed power lines or other electrical/water issues: 337-291-5700
• 232-Help/211: Information and referral source before, during, and after the storm. Use this service for non-emergency needs.
• Acadiana VOAD  |  Facebook
• American Red Cross: 1-866-GET- INFO (1-866-438-4636)
• Cleco: 1-800-622-6537 | Outage Map
• Entergy: 1-800-ENTERGY; Power Outages: 1-800-9OUTAGE | Outage Map
• FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 or https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
• Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  • Emergency Louisiana
• Lafayette City-Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Louisiana Business Operations Center (LA BEOC)  |  Facebook
• Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOTD):  Dial 511 or 800-ROAD-511
• Louisiana State Police: 225-925-6325 or *LSP (*577) from any cell phone
• National Hurricane Center
• National Weather Service
• Ready.gov: Preparedness Planning for Your Business
• Second Harvest Food Bank: 337-237-7711
• Slemco: 1-888-2SLEMCO (1-888-275-3626)
• United Way of Acadiana:  337-233-8302; for immediate assistance dial 211