Alexandria - Large & Small 318-442-4222 (all vet clinics will accept)
Lamar Dixon - Gonzales - Large Animals
Shreveport - LSU-S (pets only, no livestock)
West Monroe - Ike Hamilton Coliseum

Current Needs

Medical Volunteers:

HHS Medical Volunteer Line
1-866-528-6334 or volunteer.hhs.gov

NOTE: If you don't receive a response from the HHS line you may want to consider contacting some of the other resources listed below.

American Medical Association Medical Volunteer Hotline: 1-800-272-2707.

The Red Cross suggests two options: 1) Agencies and organizations supporting first responders and hospitals or 2) work with the Red Cross which requires a 1-2 day training before dispatching.

Local State Health Departments in many states are signing up medical volunteers. Check with your state's HHS or EMS office.

• Louisiana has an urgent need for licensed medical professionals. Physician volunteers can email eocpio@dhh.la.gov with your name, contact information, expertise, and dates available.
  
• Nurses, MDs, and EMTs can call 225-578-7688 and they'll get you going. Bring a copy of your license.
• Medical Volunteers for Louisiana and Texas: 1-225-389-2100
  • Physicians
  • Nurses and other Medical Professionals
  • Veterinarians
  • Pharmacists, EMT, Dieticians and First Responders: james.bryant@dshs.state.tx.us and www.texasnurses.org
• Medical Volunteers for Mississippi These numbers are in the disaster zone and may require a couple of tries to get through
  • Information and Credentialing for First Responders and Medical Volunteers
  • Physicians and EMTs call 601-576-8085
  • Nurses and other health professionals call 601-497-8022 (information line) or 601-944-4849 (message line)
• Medical Volunteers for Alabama
  • servealabama.gov
    
  • Local Volunteer Centers

  Sites Needing Nursing (and other medically trained volunteers)

  Lead officer for medical volunteers in Louisiana: Dr. Jean Takenaka, Office of Public Health Emergency Operations Center at (225) 763-5751 or e-mail:jtakenak@dhh.la.gov.

  More contacts for Medical Volunteers in Texas and Louisiana.

  Or Contact James Bryant at (512) 458.7111 x6643 or James.Bryant@DSHS.state.tx.us More information available online including temporary licensing.

  Texas Asking for Medically Trained Volunteers
  

  • Nurse Volunteers
    
  • Physician Volunteers
    

  LSU Looking for Trained Medical Volunteers. Call 225-219-0821.

  LSU Looking for medical and other supplies.

  LSU School of Veterinary Medicine at 225-578-9900 (www.vetmed.lsu.edu) or the LVMA at 1-800-524-2996 (www.lvma.org)">LSU Veterinary School needs money, kennels, and other supplies.

  MORE WAYS TO HELP Collection points, items needed, and more

  Baton Rouge River Center Shelter needs supplies including clothing, blankets, formula, diapers, sleeping bags and more. Call 225-389-3030

  Supplies Needed at the medical triage headquarters at LSU Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge. Looking for reading glasses, plus sized clothing, liquid canned baby formula, pedialyte, infant diapers, feminine products, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other toiletries. Do not bring clothes, shoes, and toys to the Assembly Center.

  Volunteer Opportunities at Craig's List New Orleans.

  AA Groups are available to provide support to anyone who needs it.

  American Bar Association is recruiting lawyers to help man a phone bank and assist people with issues related to the disaster. Contact Beth Ragan 312.988.6142 for more information.

  LA Wildlife & Fisheries are no longer asking for volunteer boats because of security concerns in the city. Call 225-765-2706 for more information.

  Red Cross is asking for volunteers. In Louisiana dial 211 or call 1-866-GET-INFO or check with your local Red Cross chapter.

  EPA is asking for reports of all spills of hazardous chemicals, including oil spills and other environmental hazards. Call 800-424-8802 or 202-267-2675.

  Can't Call Out? Volunteers on Craig's List are helping place telephone calls for others. See craigslist.org in the "Lost and Found" section for New Orleans and Jackson.

  Landmarks Underwater in New Orleans. GPS and satellite phones would help search and rescue efforts.

  Check with Your Local Blood Donation Program. Centers being set up for blood donation efforts.

  Salvation Army is looking for small groups of volunteers who can serve victims and response personnel in 12-day stints. Call Maj. Alan Phillips at (904) 545-1371 or Robert Toman at (904) 545-1035.

  Translation Language Help

  • translatorscafe.com
  • proz.com
  • www.horizontranslating.com

  Emergency Medication Refills

  Emergency Medications Refills Texas and some other states will allow a pharmacist to refill prescriptions in an emergency even if the prescribing physician can't be reached. Schedule II controlled substances are generally excluded from this provision. See Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

  Louisiana Board of Pharmacy announced Friday that evacuees can go to any Wal-Mart, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen's or Kroger's pharmacy in Louisiana or around the country to have their prescriptions filled.

  Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Hotlines

  Call RAINN - 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or the Domestic Violence National Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

  Services and Help

  US Legal Forms has a page with information on replacing Social Security carts, Passports, Birth Certificates and other legal documents.

  Order Birth Certificates Online through VitalChek.com

  The American Bar Association is setting up hotlines to assist people with insurance claims, home repair contracts, wills and other documents, and related issues. See: abanet.org for more information.

  Houston Volunteer Lawyer's Program will have volunteer lawyers available at shelters and the Astrodome to assist. See: hba.org for more information.

  Dallas Legal Aid will be assisting people in that area. The Dallas Bar will waive it's initial consultation fee for referrals for legal advice.

  The New York State Bar Association fund will help victims in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama pay for such services as filing insurance claims, getting death certificates completed and applying for federal aid.

  Small Business Administration has assistance for business owners affected by the hurricane. See sba.gov.

  FEMA Hotline Number for Unemployment Benefits is 1-800-621-FEMA or TTY: 1-800-462-7585 or call your local unemployment office.

  The "National Refugee Policy'' will allow people who normally do not qualify for Food Stamps to receive food stamps if they fled storm-damaged areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Normally, the Agriculture Department requires food stamp recipients to requalify for the benefit if they move to another state.

  Louisiana has a hotline where you can apply for Food Stamp assistance.

  IRS Disaster Tax Relief information and disaster loss kits. Available online The IRS has extended deadlines until Oct. 31 to file tax returns and submit tax payments. The extension includes the Sept. 15 deadline for estimated taxes for businesses and individuals affected by the Hurricane. NEW: The IRS has now extended deadlines for estimated taxes, payments, and returnes until the end of the year.

  If You Are Unable to Pay Your Mortgage call your mortgage lender and notify them as quickly as possible. Many banks and mortgage companies will accept arrangements to delay payments three months or more during a disaster. Visit the FDIC Web Site for more information about banking help or call 1-877-ASK-FDIC (1-877-275-3342).

  Reverse Voice Mail
  OmVox Telecom and Window Canvas, both of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, have created a new toll-free communications service, allowing family members displaced by Hurricane Katrina to communicate with one another via "reverse voice mail."

  Storm victims can call 1-877-206-7500, enter a 10-digit telephone number such as their home, office, or cell number, and leave a 3-minute voicemail message, letting others know of their whereabouts and safety. Family members can call 1-877-206-7500, enter the 10-digit telephone number of their loved one and listen to any messages left by missing family members. If the line is busy, keep trying.

  School Information

  Lafayette Parish in Lafayette, Louisiana. The schools are taking in students that are displaced from Katrina
  They can contact they Lafayette Parish School Board at 337-236-6838

  Texas Public Schools Open to Children from Hurricane Katrina. Texas schools will enroll children from the disaster area. Hotlines for schools in Texas.

  Diocese of Baton Rouge is making room in its classes for students from the Diocese of New Orleans. They also are offering housing to displaced families. 225-387-0561

  Colleges

  Many colleges are accepting students displaced by the disaster zone including these:

  • Google Search of Colleges Accepting Students
  • University of Texas at Arlington
    
  • University of Houston
    
  • University of Texas at Austin
    
  • Southern Methodist University
    
  • TCU in Fort Worth
    
  • Loyola University Chicago
    
  • University of Illinois
    
  • Indiana University
    
  • University of Wisconsin
    
  • SUNY (State University of New York)
  • Mississippi
    
  • South Carolina
    

  Mail Forwarding

  1-800-ASK-USPS. Or online at USPS.com.

  Federal, State, and Local Agencies

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  • NOAA Aerial Photos by Zip Code
  • Landsat Satellite Photos of Disaster Zone
  • More Photos from Space
  • NOAA Aerial Photos
  • NOAA Storm Surge Animation

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  Disaster Recovery Centers

  Before visiting a Recovery Center, try calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1 800-462-7585 (TTY) available 24 hours per day. Multilingual operators are available.

  You can also apply for assistance online at www.fema.gov

  Alabama Disaster
  Recovery Center
  Bayou La Batre Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
  12700 Padgett Switch Road
  Open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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  National Emergency Resource RegistryIf you or your organization, agency, or corporation have resources that may be made available to the response agencies please list them here.

  High Priority Needs
  

  • Housing
  • Transportation
  • Emergency Supplies
  
  

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  National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Needs and Help bulletin board to coordinate professional assistance. Or call 1(800) FOR-NIGP

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  • Baton Rouge Office of Emergency Preparedness
    225-389-2100
    
  • Jefferson Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness: (504) 349-5360
  • Louisiana State Services Hotline 1-888-524-3578. Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Can assist with Disaster Food Stamps, Medicaid, Wic, Mental Health Counselling, Addictive Disorders, Developmental Disorders, Social Security Benefits, Social Security Disability Benefits, Child Support, Foster Care, DHH State Supplement Checks, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, and Disaster Unemployement Benefits.

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  FirstGov
  Katrina Recovery

  • Federal Web Site with links for finding loved ones, getting help, and other information.

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  • FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
    • FEMA Hotline (888)312-4567 for shelters and volunteers
    • FEMA Tele-registration lines:
      1-800-621-3362 & 1-800-462-7585
      Speech or Hearing Impaired: 1-800-462-7585 or Online
  • Getting Help from FEMA
  • FEMA Situation Reports
  • Recent News Releases

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  FEMA: Save Your Receipts

  A FEMA Official has said: If you were hit with any sort of disaster-related loss, you qualify for federal assistance. If you had to spend a night in a hotel, FEMA will cover it. Save your receipts, keep track of everything you've bought. WWL-TV NEWS

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• National Response Center
  
  • 1-800-424-8802
    
  • 1-202-267-2675
• State Emergency Management Agencies
  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
• Parish/County Emergency Management
  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi