News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 5, 2021 - Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in 18 Louisiana parishes impacted by Hurricane Ida will receive automatic 55% replacement benefits due to power outages affecting at least half of their residents, following a waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS).

The 18 parishes approved for automatic SNAP replacement benefits are[...]

AMITE—To help residents dispose of their household garbage in the wake of Hurricane Ida, the Tangipahoa Parish Landfill will be open additional hours.

Starting on Monday, Sept. 6, hours of operation will be 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday thru Friday; 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturdays. This schedule will remain in effect until further notice.

BATON ROUGE, LA - September 4, 2021 - The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is launching “Connect,” a way for families to locate loved ones who evacuated from Hurricane Idea to a state shelter. The number to call is[...]

Not everyone has access to scroll social, so we've made an update to our tangipahoa.org/tropical-updates page which displays[...]

HAMMOND—Tangipahoa residents who have suffered roof damage from Hurricane Ida can now sign up for Operation Blue Roof, Parish President Robby Miller said.

A priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Operation Blue Roof provides homeowners in disaster areas with fiber-reinforced sheeting to cover their damaged roofs until permanent repairs can be made.