News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana residents with experience in customer service, data entry, external affairs, logistics, and more have several opportunities to join the Hurricane Ida response and recovery effort as temporary employees. Hiring local, temporary staff is one way FEMA diversifies its workforce and broadens its expertise.

The following jobs are available, mostly in Baton Rouge, to aid with community recovery needs[...]

Here are some notices of extended deadlines for assistance[...]

BATON ROUGE, La. – FEMA and the State of Louisiana are working hard together to ensure that survivors of Hurricane Ida living in hard-hit parishes have safe places to stay temporarily while they take steps to recover.

To help address the shortage of sheltering and housing options in Southeast Louisiana, the state is establishing some temporary solutions, including a non-congregate sheltering program using recreational vehicles, such as travel trailers. Non-congregate shelters are locations where an individual or family can[...]

See below for Tangipahoa COVID Testing/Vaccination Schedule for the week of October 11th through October 15th[...]

If you reside in Tangipahoa Parish and are unable to pay your rent or utilities this month, you can contact Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge at 225-336-8700 no later than October 22, 2021, to find out if you are eligible for assistance. 

***This assistance is available for a limited time.***

For rental assistance[...]