9.17.21 Update

Published on September 17, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021

Changes from previous update: 

GARBAGE

• Parish President Hotard takes extraordinary, emergency actions to rid Parish of abnormally high volumes of waste.
• In response to mounting garbage, Parish President Hotard Issues Emergency Household Waste Bid.
• Bids will be opened Sunday, September 19, 2021, at 9:45 a.m.
• Parish President Hotard is also in the process of executing agreements to increase disposal capacity.
• Additionally, our residential waste vendor will continue to pick up daily; however, the increased amount of waste and other challenges created by Hurricane Ida called for emergency action.
• “My main priority right now is getting the trash off the street for our residents; therefore, taking emergency actions were necessary,” said Parish President Hotard. “I want to thank residents for their patience and cooperation as we work to get all garbage collected.”

Debris Removal

• 147,000 cubic yards of debris has been collected so far.
• Do not place debris on fire hydrants, water meters, trees, or mailboxes.

FEMA

• 16,726 individuals applied

Mobile Unit Schedule (8am-6pm)

• Sept 17th & 18^th - Emily C. Watkins Parking Lot
• Sept 19^th - St. Charles Catholic Parking Lot
• 800-621-3362 or disasterassistance.gov.

Blue Roof

• Installed 19 roofs to date
• blueroof.us or 888-766-3258.
• Blue Roof vehicle at Matherne’s

SEPTEMBER 17-19

9:30AM-5:30PM

Power

• 3,604 customer– 10% of customers without power 
• 1-800-9OUTAGE (1-800-968-8243)

  Aerial Mosquito Spraying Rescheduled

• Scheduled for this evening Friday, September 17, 2021, at approximately 7:00pm, weather dependent and will continue until about 1:00 am. The aerial application may take 3 days to complete

  Hurricane Ida Recovery Information:

  (Below is no change from yesterday’s update)

  Water/Sewer

• We remain under a Boil Water Advisory Parishwide.
• Please limit non-essential sewer usages.

  POD tarps, water, and ice from 8am-5pm at Wallace Fire Station & REGALA Gym.

  Elderly Assistance for St. John residents 

• Call 985-536-4955 from 8am-5pm daily.

  Damage Assessment

  • Members of the Louisiana Floodplain Management Disaster Recovery Team in neighborhoods with the Planning and Zoning Department to assess damage to properties in flood zones AE and VE.

Permits

• Permit Information

Safe Reconnect of Utilities  

• If you sustained damage to your home or business electrical and/or gas systems and the utility was not able to reconnect service, please contact Planning & Zoning at Emailsafereconnect@stjohn-la.gov  or call 985-651-5565 

Temporary Housing Executive Order

• Allows for placement of one RV, travel trailer or other similar form of temporary housing to be placed on a single-family residential site through August 29, 2022.

Roads

• Highway 51 low road & LA 44 near Cargill remains closed.

Curfew 

• 10PM-5AM.

Donations

• Financial donations for St. John the Baptist recovery efforts can be made through the United Way link at St. John United Way Hurricane Ida Fund | St. John United Way (stjohnunitedway.org).