News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

Changes from the last update:

• Ida is now a category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 mph. (The attached briefing shows 140 mph but an update was sent at 0500.)
• Storm surge values have been adjusted upward from Port Fourchon to Bay St. Louis.
• Forecast rainfall amounts have increased and could be in excess of 24" in isolated areas, depending on where bands are set up[...]

Click HERE for an update concerning Hurricane Ida[...]

AMITE—All Tangipahoa Parish Government offices will be closed on Monday, Aug. 30, due to Hurricane Ida.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said the closure extends to the Tangipahoa Parish Landfill, which will be[...]

AMITE—To better accommodate residents in need of sandbags for the approach of Hurricane Ida, Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller announced Saturday that the north Tangi location for ready-made sandbags will be moved to the Florida Parishes Arena.

Miller said ready-made sandbags will be available until[...]

AMITE—In response to the approach of Hurricane Ida, Parish President Robby Miller announced today that Tangipahoa Parish will open three last resort evacuation shelters.

“With this dangerous storm approaching, we simply will not stand by and fail to protect our most vulnerable residents,” Miller said, adding that these evacuation shelters are truly a “last resort” for those without other friends or family who can take them[...]