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Call Toll Free: 1-800-537-4712

Websites, phone numbers for post-Katrina Help

Parish/City Government Sites

Orleans: http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx

Jefferson: http://www.jeffparish.net/index.cfm

Kenner: http://www.kenner.la.us/

St. Tammany: http://www.stpgov.org/

Slidell: http://www.slidell.la.us/

St. Bernard: http://www.sbpg.net/

Terrebonne: http://www.tpcg.org/

Lafourche: http://www.lafourchegov.org/lafourchegov/

Plaquemines: http://www.plaqueminesparish.com/

LA Swift - Transportation to/from N.O. and Baton Rouge

Scheduled times: http://www.laswift.com/schedules.htm

Information number: 225-379-1232 or toll-free 1-877-4LADOTD

Clean-up listings

CERES Environmental, to request removal of storm debris, tree trunks, etc.: (888) 376-2220 -or- (985) 359-3017. (Note: A right of entry form will be required for those who want work to be done on private property. Contact the Parish Dept. of Environmental Affairs: 731-4612.)

FEMA sites and numbers

List of disaster recovery center locations: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=20298

Apply for FEMA aid: http://www.fema.gov -OR- 1-800-621-FEMA, 1-800-462-7585

Apply for FEMA contracts: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ -OR-

Dept. of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0416.xml

FEMA Helpline, for those who committed an error while submitting a claim: 1-800-621-3362 -OR- 1-800-462-7585 (for those with speech and hearing disabilities)

To report disaster fraud, call FEMA's Office of Inspector-General: 1-866-720-5721; or they may write to Katrina Fraud Hotline, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1900; or email: katrinafraud@dodig.mil; or fax: (703) 604-8567. All such information is confidential.

FEMA recovery centers

Disaster Recovery Center #35

8101 Judge Perez Drive

Chalmette, LA 70043

HOURS: Mon-Sat 9a.m.-5p.m.

Disaster Recovery Center #34

Jewish Community Center

5342 St. Charles Avenue

New Orleans, LA 70115

HOURS: Mon-Sat. 9a.m.-6p.m.

Disaster Recovery Center #54

New Orleans Public Library

219 Loyola Avenue

(on corner of Loyola & Tulane Avenue)

New Orleans, LA 70112

HOURS: Mon-Sat. 9a.m.-6p.m.

Disaster Recovery Center #55

Lake Forest Plaza Mall, Parking Lot 3

I-10 Exit 244, Read Blvd.

New Orleans, LA 70127

HOURS: Mon-Sat. 9a.m.-5:30p.m.

Food Stamp sites and numbers

http://www.dss.state.la.us/departments/ofs/Food_Stamp_Program.html -OR- 1-888-524-3578 (LAHELPU),

-OR- http://www.familiesla.com

Food Stamps Q&A: http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWL113005foodstamp.2670c9b2.html

EPA sites and numbers

Information from response team: http://www.epa.gov/katrina

Environmental sample results in your neighborhood: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/katrina/

Hazardous waste pickup: 1-800-401-1327

Missing People, Pets sites and numbers

Red Cross Family Links Registry 1-877-568-3317 -OR- http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina

Missing Children, 1-800-THE-LOST -OR- http://www.missingkids.com/

Displaced pets: 1-800-745-9151 -OR- http://www.petfinder.org/disaster/

Report price gouging to the Attorney General’s Office: 1-800-488-2770

Find your doctor: http://www.lsms.org/

Insurance company contact info 1-800-942-4242 -OR- http://www.disasterinformation.org

Insurance Q&A: http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWL091205insurance.4f0af91b.html

Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans -- Help finding a contractor: 837-2700

School-related sites and numbers

Algiers Charter Schools Association: http://www.algierscharterschools.org/acsa.htm

Nunez Community College class schedule and catalog: http://www.nunez.edu

Garbage collection schedule: http://neworleansdowntown.com/site116.php

Army Corps of Engineers “Debris Clean-Up” information line : 1-800-849-1355

Sales Tax Relief application: http://www.rev.state.la.us/sections/katrina/1051(9_05)F.pdf

Change your U.S. Postal Service address: https://moversguide.usps.com/?referral=USPS