Disaster Preparedness

NOLA Ready is managed by the City of New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Response. 

Get information on: 

• Preparing for a storm
• sheltering in place
• Evacuating
• City assisted evacuation
• Returning to  New Orleans

Stay connected, make a plan, gather supplies Go to: NOLA  Ready plan for emergency preparedness.

Text NOLAREADY to 77295 for alert.

COMMUNITY LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT

Together New Orleans is working to build a network of 85 congregations and community institutions across New Orleans with commercial-scale solar power and back-up battery capacity, to serve as resiliency hubs during power outages and natural disasters.

'Lighthouse' project for solar-powered hubs receives jolt of new funding. Read about it  in NOLA.com

How can New Orleans public spaces become storm-ready hubs? These architects have some ideas. Read about it in NOLA.com

Get Lit, Stay Lit Restaurant Solar  Powered Community Hub Progarm.

Read the article by WWLTv

How to lessen suffering after the worst hurricanes? Outfit restaurants with solar panels and batteries.

Electrify Everything

Welcome to the climate crisis, where saving lives might mean turning every building into a Tesla. (podcast)

Get Lit Stay Lit update video: (almost) 1 year after Hurricane Ida

The LDI  Office of Consumer Advocacy will be participating in hurricane preparedness events in and around New Orleans and Lake Charles next week. Consumer Advocacy staff will explain the components of a homeowners policy including coverages, limits, exclusions, and deductibles.  They will also cover practical ways to minimize risk and offer tips to help policyholders be better prepared if they have to file a claim.  Find LDI events at www.ldi.la.gov/events.

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