MUST HAVE information for NEW ORLEANS!!

[Pebbles]

This is a printable guide put out by the Mayors office in N.O. This is a good time to read this and put the excellent prep tips to action. If you have read it now may be a good time to go over it once again..... this should be the first step in your prelim prep planning as it explains 'what to do next'.

http://www.new-orleans.la.us/home/depar ... tizens.php

[chakalakasp]

Definately take this one seriously. The NHS has very low confidence in their forecast track, and it keeps shifting west. Some of the models are starting to landfall the storm at around New Orleans. (Canadian & NOGAPS). Do not assume that the storm WILL hit you, but plan as if it may.

[LaPlaceFF]

Here's a good site too:

http://www.trac4la.com

[FritzPaul]

Here's a good site too:

http://www.trac4la.com

I saw their documentary on PBS about 2 wks ago. It was very informative.

I was alarmed by the responses local people gave about their concern for an approaching storm.

Quotes like: I'm not scared of a hurricane" and "It'll never happen here".

[tgregory]

As the director of TRAC's "Surviving the Storm", thanks for the feedback. We'll be updating the program for the 2005 season, and God willing we won't have any new New Orleans footage. People here forget that Hurricane Betsy was a Cat 3.

[Pebbles]

As the director of TRAC's "Surviving the Storm", thanks for the feedback. We'll be updating the program for the 2005 season, and God willing we won't have any new New Orleans footage. People here forget that Hurricane Betsy was a Cat 3.

Thankyou for stopping in and giving feedback. And welcome to Storm2k!

[Mattie]

And another good link is http://www.jeffparish.net/index.cfm?DocID=2302

[FritzPaul]

Closings (Will update this post as necessary: check edit time for latest update)

The following closings have been given to WWLTV.com

ORLEANS:

-- All Archdiocese of New Orleans Schools Closed

-- All New Orleans Public Schools closed Tuesday and also until further notice.

-- Baby Keepers Daycare/Preschool

-- Beacon Light Christian Academy closed Tues and Wed.

-- Blessed Child Care will be closed Tues until further notice.

-- Calvary Baptist School

-- Cresent Academy closed Tues until further notice.

-- Darryl S. Brister Bible College closed Tues and Wed

-- Delgado

-- Desire Street Academy

-- Dillard University is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. University events for the remainder of the week have been canceled as well.

-- Disciples of Christ Pre-School and Academy, Marrero

-- Faith Christian Academy tues until further notice

-- First Baptist Christian School

-- Harvest Christian Academy

-- Isidore Newman Closed

-- Lake Castle Private School closed Tues until further notice.

-- Learn-n-play and Discovery Kids

-- Light City Christian Academy (tues)

-- Lil' Angel Academy closed Tuesday thru Wednesday

-- Little Tykes Daycare will be closed Tues until further notice.

-- Longview Academy Preschool will be closed. Dorothy Swain, director, called this on.

-- Louise McGehee school is closed Tuesday for right now.

-- Loyola University New Orleans closed Tues. until further notice...Only essential personnel must report to work.

-- LSU Health Sciences Center

-- McMillon 2601 S. Claiborne closed Tues

-- Milestone SABIS Academy (New Orleans)

-- Moler Beauty College (ALL 4 locations)

-- Mount Carmel Christian Faith Academy

-- New Home Christian Academy closed Tues.

-- NOCCA Rivefront

-- Notre Dame Seminary closed today at 1 p.m. until Monday

-- Our Lady of Holy Cross College - Algiers, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

-- Patricia Richelle Daycare

-- Prince of Peace Lutheran school in N.O. East

-- Robert C. Blakes Sr. Bible College closed Tues.

-- Serena's Little Angels Daycare closed Tues until further notice.

-- Sheila's Kiddie Cottage closed till further notice

-- Southeastern main campus is closed

-- St. Charles Avenue Presebyterian Preschool - 1545 States St. - will be closed Tues and Wed.

-- St. George's Episcopal

-- St. Paul Episcopal closed Tues. until further notice.

-- Stepping Stones Montessori in Metairie

-- Stuart Hall School for Boys

-- SUNO is closed starting tues september 14th at 8am until further notice.

--Total Community Action Head Start Centers

--Trinity Episcopal

-- Unikids Academy closed

-- University of New Orleans and all of its campuses, including the Pierre A. Capdau-University of New Orleans Charter School, will be closed beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, and will remain closed until 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 17. University e-mail will be shut down by 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13. The University community should monitor the UNO emergency website at unoupdate.net. Information will also be available at 504-280-6000.

-- Watson Memorial Christian Academy closed Tues until further notice.

-- Xavier University campus will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, except for emergency personel. All other faculty, staff and students should pay attention to local news for further information.

JEFFERSON:

-- All Public Schools

-- Atonement Lutheran - closed Tuesday & Wednesday

-- Arden Cahill Elementary

-- Bishop McManus

-- Blue Cliff College closed until further notice

-- Bryman College closed Tues until further notice.

-- Celebration Christian Preschool and Daycare closed Tues until further notice...follow J.P. school procedures.

-- Concordia Lutheran School will be closed Tues and Wed.

-- Cresent City Baptist School and Daycare will be closed Tues until further notice...follow JP instructions.

-- Desire St. Academy

-- Ecole Classique closed Tuesday

-- Elmwood Park Academy closed Tuesday

-- Grace Infant and Child Care

-- Herzing College closed Tues until further notice.

-- Kehoe-France (Metairie and Covington)

-- Kids Quarters Daycare closed Tues until further notice.

-- Lutheran High School will be closed Tues and Wed.

-- Metairie Park Country Day School closed tues-thursday

-- Muslim Academy

-- New Hope Academy Christian School

-- N.O. Jewish Day School in Metairie closed tues and wed.

-- Ridgewood Prep School will be closed Tues, Wed, and Thurs.

-- Salem Lutheran (tues, weds, thurs)

-- St. John Lutheran

-- St. Martin's Episcopal: Metairie

-- St. Paul's Episcopal School closed Tuesday

-- Terrytown Academy will be closed Tues until further notice.

-- Victory Christian Academy

ST BERNARD:

-- All public schools closed

-- Little Treasure Child Development Center (tuesday)

-- Nunez Community College

PLAQUEMINES:

-- All private and public schools closed Tuesday

-- Belle Chasse Academy Scott Smith

-- Plaquemines parish President Benny rousselle has now issued that paricohial schools are also closed Tuesday.

ST TAMMANY:

-- All St. public schools are closed Tuesday and until further notice.

-- Christ Episcopal School

-- New Covenant Presbyterian Day School closed Tues until further notice.

-- Northlake Christian Academy

ST CHARLES:

-- All St. Charles Public Schools closed Tues and Wed

-- I.T.T Technical Institute classes canceled Tues, Open for staff.

ST JOHN:
-- Redemption Christian Academy closed Tues until further notice.

-- Reserve christian School is NOT closed Tues

-- Riverside Academy (Reserve, LA)

TERREBONNE:


LAFOURCHE:
-- Lafourche Public Schools & Catholic Schools closed Tuesday

-- Sister Immaculata

BAY ST. LOUIS:
-- St. Stanislaus College will close at 11:41 a.m. Tuesday and will reopen Friday.

[FritzPaul]

New Orleans mayor press conference @ 6pmCDT

[hurricanefreak1988]

Interesting. I picked New Orleans as a sleeper pick in an Ivan predictions thread a while back when nobody else did, now it looks like it could happen.

[AggieSpirit]

I just spoke with my wife on the phone. Almost all of my wife's extended family lives in the greater New Orleans area, and one of her uncles lives in Panama City, FL.

My wife just told me that we are expecting company tomorrow. Her aunt and uncle live in Bayou Gauche in St Charles Parish, and they live outside of a levy protection area. They are taking no chances and do not want to be caught up in 8 hours of evacuation traffic like with Georges. They are stacking valueables high, boarding windows up, and leaving tonight and driving here to Arlington, TX.

Her family in Panama City is evacuating early as well, getting time off early from work and pulling the kids out of school. They will be staying in Enterprise, Alabama with some friends. They are headed out first light at dawn tomorrow.

Everyone realizes that they may be spared because the track is uncertain, but all want to be sure that they are certain not to be uncertain about their safety.

[FritzPaul]

Metro area sandbags:

St. Tammany sandbag locations

The following locations will hand out sandbags between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday

Fritchie Barn: 3478 Grantham College Dr. off Airport Road in Slidell
Covington Barn: 1305 North Florida Street, Parish Fairgrounds
Keller Barn: 63131 Fish Hatchery Road Lacombe
Fritchie Barn South: 63119 Highway 1090 Military Rd. Pearl River
Maintenance Barn: Highway 59, 21406 Koop Drive Mandeville

Slidell sandbag locations

The following locations will hand out sandbags between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday, and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday

John Slidell Park
Independence & Rue Rochelle
Second & Cleveland
Lee Street & Pontchartrain Drive
St. Ann & East West Drive

[Shoshana]

From Loyola's website:

Loyola University New Orleans will be closed and classes are cancelled tomorrow, Tuesday, September 14. Only essential personnel must report to work tomorrow. The Hurricane Preparedness Team continues to monitor Hurricane Ivan and will meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Official announcements will be forthcoming.

Please continue to monitor the webpage and the University Emergency Phone Line at 504-865-2186 for official updates.

Posted 9/13/2004 10:46 pm

edited to add:

Loyola now has a new message up:

Loyola emergency message

September 14, 2004 at 11 a.m.


Loyola University New Orleans is closed until Monday, September 20, 2004.

Only essential personnel must report to work.

All University events scheduled for the rest of the week including the Board of Trustees meeting are cancelled.

They are locking down the campus.

Also - NO City Hall is shut down as of noon today.