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Governor Edwards: 'Stay at Home’ order effective until April 13. Citizens ordered to stay at home unless absolutely necessary for you to leave. Gatherings limited to less than 10. Grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants (takeout, delivery only) and other essential businesses remain open. Click HERE for more information.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There is currently NO CURFEW enacted in Lafourche Parish. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents to call ahead or use online services: Pay Tickets & Fines; Pay Property Taxes; Background Checks. Shooting Range is closed to the public until further notice. Sheriff’s sales of seized property and movables have been suspended until at least 4/13/2020. On-site inmate visitation suspended, but video visitation available. Click HERE for more information. All Lafourche Parish Government offices have moved to electronic format only. Residents should use its website and email for transactions. All court trials and appearances in the 17th Judicial District have been suspended until April 3. The Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM until 1:00 PM. Business is being conducted outside the front door of the Courthouse Annex. The Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office in Thibodaux is closed to the public, but the staff remains. Call (985) 447-2003 for assistance. The Lafourche Parish Assessor’s Office is CLOSED until further notice. For property bonds, call (985) 447-7242. Click HERE for more information. Lafourche Parish Water District Number 1 offices are CLOSED. Customers are encouraged to make payments online or by using the dropbox outside of the office. If you need to pay a deposit, please call (985) 532-6924. The Lafourche Parish Registrar of Voters Office is closed to the public, but remains in operation. The Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter has suspended all owner surrenders. Stray intake reduced to emergency only. Spay/neuter program suspended. Adoptions available online. All Lafourche Parish Libraries are CLOSED. Virtual Library is available. All other public agencies are asking residents to call ahead before coming to the office and use online services. All senior centers are closed to the public until further notice. All Medicaid Regional Offices are closed until further notice. Online services are available. Click HERE for more information. Some driver’s license expiration dates have been extended. Click HERE for more information. SCHOOLS: Nicholls State University has moved classes online. Click HERE for more information. All K-12 schools and Lafourche Parish Head Start will be closed until April 13, 2020. Please check with your child’s school/district for more specific information. HOSPITAL LINKS: Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Ochsner-Saint Anne General Hospital Lady of the Sea General Hospital RESOURCES: Click HERE to view available state resources for stress, unemployment, Medicaid, businesses, SNAP, SBA, and homeowners. COVID-19 GENERAL INFORMATION: COVID-19 is primarily spread through the air by coughing & sneezing, close personal contact, and touching an object with the virus on it then touching your mouth/nose/eyes. To protect yourself, wash your hands often (for 20 seconds) with soap and water, avoid touching your mouth/nose/eyes, and disinfect frequently-touched surfaces daily. Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. If you are having symptoms or believe you may have come into contact with an infected person, call your doctor. If you have a medical emergency, call 911 and let them know you may have COVID-19. Let me be clear: Our ventilator capacity is far from okay. The problem isn’t just that cases are growing every day, it’s that they are growing rapidly every day. This alarming growth has a devastatingly fast impact on our resources and ability to take care of people.
I want people if Louisiana to know that we are doing everything we humanly can to deal with this emergency. But our efforts are for naught if people aren’t doing their part by following the stay at home order to stop spread, flatten the curve and flatten the curve. #lagov #covid19 BATON ROUGE- State Fire Marshal H. ‘Butch’ Browning, in collaboration with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, have issued a statewide cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602. Private burning shall only be allowed by permission of the local fire department or local government. This order is effective as of 8 a.m., March 25, 2020 and shall remain in effect until rescinded.
‘This burn ban is necessary to supplement the governor’s Stay At Home order aimed at mitigating the spread of COVID-19 due to the anticipation that there may be an increase in open burning occurring across the state as families look for ways to pass the time at home,” said State Fire Marshal H. ‘Butch’ Browning. ‘This order will assist in preventing potential fire-related dangers that could result in unnecessary fire service response as well as diminish airborne irritants caused by burning’. This ban shall not apply to prescribed burns by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, by those trained and certified by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or by those who conduct prescribed burning as a ‘generally accepted agriculture practice’ as defined by the Louisiana Right to Farm Law (R.S. 3:3601 et seq.). Violation of this Fire Marshal order could result in criminal and/or civil penalties. Governor Edwards: 'Stay at Home’ order effective at 5:00 PM today (March 23) until April 13. Citizens ordered to stay at home unless absolutely necessary for you to leave. Gatherings limited to less than 10. Grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants (takeout, delivery only) and other essential businesses remain open. Click HERE for more information.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There is currently NO CURFEW enacted in Lafourche Parish. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office is encouraging residents to call ahead or use online services: Pay Tickets & Fines; Pay Property Taxes; Background Checks. Shooting Range is closed to the public until further notice. Sheriff’s sales of seized property and movables have been suspended until at least 4/13/2020. On-site inmate visitation suspended, but video visitation available. Click HERE for more information. All Lafourche Parish Government offices have moved to electronic format only. Residents should use its website and email for transactions. All court trials in the 17th Judicial District have been suspended for the week of March 23-27. Court appearances from March 23-27 are continued (suspended). The Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court is conducting business outside the front door during standard business hours. The Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office in Thibodaux is closed to the public, but the staff remains. Call (985) 447-2003 for assistance. The Galliano office is CLOSED until further notice. The Lafourche Parish Assessor’s Office is CLOSED until further notice. For property bonds, call (985) 447-7242. Click HERE for more information. The Lafourche Parish Registrar of Voters Office is closed to the public, but remains in operation. The Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter has suspended all owner surrenders. Stray intake reduced to emergency only. Spay/neuter program suspended. Adoptions available online. All Lafourche Parish Libraries are CLOSED. Virtual Library is available. All other public agencies are asking residents to call ahead before coming to the office and use online services. All senior centers are closed to the public until further notice. All Medicaid Regional Offices are closed until further notice. Online services are available. Click HERE for more information. Some driver’s license expiration dates have been extended. Click HERE for more information. SCHOOLS: Nicholls State University has moved classes online. Click HERE for more information. All K-12 schools and Lafourche Parish Head Start will be closed until April 13, 2020. Please check with your child’s school/district for more specific information. HOSPITAL LINKS: Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Ochsner-Saint Anne General Hospital Lady of the Sea General Hospital RESOURCES: Click HERE to view available state resources for stress, unemployment, Medicaid, businesses, SNAP, SBA, and homeowners. COVID-19 GENERAL INFORMATION: COVID-19 is primarily spread through the air by coughing & sneezing, close personal contact, and touching an object with the virus on it then touching your mouth/nose/eyes. To protect yourself, wash your hands often (for 20 seconds) with soap and water, avoid touching your mouth/nose/eyes, and disinfect frequently-touched surfaces daily. Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. If you are having symptoms or believe you may have come into contact with an infected person, call your doctor. If you have a medical emergency, call 911 and let them know you may have COVID-19. Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statewide ‘STAY AT HOME’ order that goes into effect at 5:00 PM on Monday, March 23, to further fight the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana, as the number of confirmed cases have topped 800 and spread to more than half of our parishes. The order is set to expire at the end of the night on Sunday, April 12. The Governor will re-evaluate the need for the statewide Stay at Home order and other mitigation measures currently in place to determine if they need to be extended beyond April 12. It’s important to note that you are not ‘confined’ to your house. Grocery stores and pharmacies will remain OPEN so there is still no need to hoard groceries or supplies. Restaurants can continue to serve take-out/delivery. Click HERE to read the official ‘STAY AT HOME’ order. To make it easier to access the latest information concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic, we’ve created a shortlink to the COVID-19 section of our website. You can access it by going to: covid19.choctawfire.com
At two(2) o'clock this afternoon, Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a media briefing about Louisiana's response to COVID-19.
As of 9:30 AM, on Sunday, March 22, there were 837 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Louisiana, with 20 deaths. The media briefing will be streamed on the Governor's official website and on Facebook. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has made temporary changes to GeauxPass operations. Click HERE for more information.
President Trump’s Guidelines: 15 Days to Slow the Spread of COVID-19. Click HERE for more information.
COVID-19 is primarily spread through the air by coughing & sneezing, close personal contact, and touching an object with the virus on it then touching your mouth/nose/eyes. To protect yourself, wash your hands often (for 20 seconds) with soap and water, avoid touching your mouth/nose/eyes, and disinfect frequently-touched surfaces daily. Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. If you are symptoms or believe you may have come into contact with an infected person, call your doctor. If you have a medical emergency, call 911 and let them know you may have COVID-19. Governor issues statewide PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY declaration.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF: COVID-19 most commonly spreads from an infected person through the air by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact, and touching an object/surface with the virus on it then touching your mouth/nose/eyes before washing your hands. To protect yourself, wash your hands often (for 20 seconds) with soap and water, and avoid touching your mouth/nose/eyes with unwashed hands. You’re also encouraged to clean and disinfect frequently-touched surfaces daily. Click HERE for more detailed guidance from the CDC on steps to prevent illness. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE SICK: COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. If you are exhibiting these symptoms or believe you may have come into contact with an infected person, CALL YOUR DOCTOR for instructions. If you have a medical emergency, call 911 and let them know you may have COVID-19. Click HERE for guidance from the CDC on what to do when you are sick. PHONE NUMBERS & WEB LINKS: Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office:
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