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The St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center is closely monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Gordon. The parish is currently under a Tropical Storm Warning.

Parish President Larry Cochran declared a state of emergency at 5:54 p.m. Sept. 3 in response to the anticipated threat of Tropical Storm Gordon.

Officials are urging residents to monitor weather reports and prepare for heavy rain and wind over the next few days by clearing drains and ditches around their homes, pulling in any loose items or trash cans inside away from strong winds and reporting any debris piles or blocked culverts to EOC at (985) 783-5050.

The Department of Public Works is now working 12 hour shifts and has put up HESCO Baskets along Bayou Des Allemands and sandbagged the Des Allemands boat launch.

SCHOOLS

• St. Charles Parish Public Schools info can be found here.

CLOSURES

• The Sellers Canal sector gate at Pier 90 near Avondale in Luling
• The Des Allemands Boat Launch
• All parish government offices will be closed on Sept.4.
• Council on Aging offices on Sept. 4

SANDBAGGING

Sandbagging locations have been opened at the following:

• East Bank Bridge Park
• West Bank Bridge Parks
• LA 306 at Badeaux Lane East in Bayou Gauche.

Residents are asked to bring their own shovel.

Any questions may be directed to the St. Charles Parish Emergency Operations Center at (985) 783-5050 24 hours a day. Parish social media sites will be updated continuously at www.facebook.com/stcharlesgov and www.twitter.com/stcharlesgov. Please call 1-800-ENTERGY for information on power outages.

Please stay tuned to local media, SCP-TV (Cox Cable Channel 6, AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 or http://www.scp-tv.com in St. Charles Parish), stcharlesparish-la.gov, 1-888-SCP-9EOC or 1370 AM in St. Charles Parish for further announcements.

To sign up for emergency text messages and e-mails, visit www.scpemergencyalerts.com. To sign up for e-newsletters, visit www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/enews.

For more information on hurricane preparedness and to download a copy of St. Charles Parish’s ‘BE PREPARED’ guide, visit www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/hurricane.

The mission of St. Charles Parish government is to provide high quality, efficient services to sustain and enhance the quality of life for all residents of St. Charles Parish.