News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

BATON ROUGE  (June 29, 2022)- The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has launched a new program to provide Hurricane Ida survivors with free guidance from disaster case managers. The case managers will help those impacted by Ida determine their best path to recovery, along with providing assistance to access a variety of available resources.

The Hurricane Ida Disaster Case Management Program is funded by FEMA. Disaster case managers will connect survivors to available recovery resources[...]

Changes from the previous update:

• No changes from last email sent for gulf disturbance 95L

Overview:

System one(95L) has a MEDIUM (40%) chance of tropical cyclone development over the next 2 days and a MEDIUM (40%) chance of development in the next 5 days[...]

NEW ORLEANS—Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller was on hand with a group of regional leaders Tuesday as FEMA and Audacy’s WWL-AM/FM unveiled its all-hazards upgrade to the station’s “Primary Entry Point” facility in New Orleans.

Miller and fellow parish presidents from across the region were on hand for a live demonstration of the facility’s newly modernized studio. These improvements are expected to increase WWL’s resiliency to continue broadcasting in all conditions[...]

HAMMOND—Motorists may experience delays on Wardline Road this coming week as crews begin patching portions of the roadway.

The project is part of the Regional Planning Commission’s “road rehab” program for South Tangipahoa Parish. Parish President Robby Miller, who serves on the RPC, said patching will begin Monday, June 27, and continue through Friday, July 1, weather permitting[...]

Overview:

WHAT: Prolonged and potentially dangerous heat conditions will continue overnight tonight and through Friday 

Morning lows will struggle to drop below the lower 70s for some areas and locations near the tidal lakes will struggle to drop below the lower 80s. 

Heat index values could approach as highs as 116 degrees in the warning areas and 112 degrees expected in the advisory areas. Heat index readings of 103 to 112 will [...]