September 12, 2008, 11:28 am
www.solinet.net/gulfcoast
Hurricane Ike Status Report
09/12/08, 11:00 AM
Louisiana Library Systems
Calcasieu Parish – closed yesterday.
Cameron Parish – closed Wednesday.
Jefferson Parish - open.
Jefferson Davis Parish – closed yesterday.
Orleans Parish – opened Wednesday following Hurricane Gustav, closed today due to Hurricane Ike.
Plaquemines Parish - open except for Port Sulphur who lost power again yesterday due to the high winds.
St. Bernard Parish – closed today, tornado warnings.
Terrebonne Parish – opened yesterday following Hurricane Gustav, closed today due to Hurricane Ike.
Vermilion Parish - closing at noon today due to the storm.
Washington Parish - open.
Mississippi Library Systems
Hancock County - closing very soon. Pearlington branch closed yesterday, the town is flooded.
Harrison County - open.
Jackson County - open.
Long Beach - open.
September 11, 2008, 9:09 am
The Main Library and East Houma Branch of the Terrebonne Parish Library have power and are now open, but they do not have Internet. If you need to contact the Terrebonne Parish Library, please call 985-876-5861.
September 10, 2008, 10:52 am
Our power has been restored, and we have no damage to the building. We expect to re-open this afternoon, Wednesday, Sept. 10.
September 10, 2008, 9:42 am
Pointe Coupee Parish Library is opening for business today!! Staff are all safe.
New Roads…Internet is up. We have A/C and running water. Opening on reduced hours due to curfew (8:30am- 6pm).
Livonia….severe damage. Roof/shingles blown off. Over 6 inches of water in building. Lost over 4,000 books. Lost all computers. EnviroCare taking salvagable collection to clean and store. InStar beginning clean-up and restoration of building tomorrow. Closed for restoration.
Rougon…minor roof damage. No interior damage. No electricity. Closed until power connected.
Innis & Morganza…no damage. No electricity. Closed until services restored.
September 9, 2008, 11:02 am
As of 9/9/08, all branches of the Rapides Parish Library are open.
September 9, 2008, 10:46 am
Krotz Springs Municipal Public Library will be closed this week. It will reopen on Monday, September 15.
September 9, 2008, 9:54 am
This is what we have as of Tuesday, September 9th, 2008.
September 9, 2008, 8:05 am
Our Lady of the Lake College Library in Baton Rouge reopened yesterday after having been closed all of last week; classes at OLOL College resume today. The Library and College suffered no major damage. Our academic calendar has been updated and can be found via our website, www.ololcollege.edu. Thanks and best wishes to all!
September 8, 2008, 5:04 pm
In Evangeline Parish, the main library (Ville Platte) and the Basile and Pine Prairie branches reopened today. Using the computers for FEMA applications is currently a very popular item. We are trying to get Mamou’s Internet back up so that we can reopen that branch. We are keeping our two part-time branches (Turkey Creek and Chataignier) closed until after Ike gets out of the way.
September 8, 2008, 4:48 pm
Everything is fine here. No major problems on campus. We opened for five hours on Sunday, September 7, and resumed our regular schedule on Monday, September 8, opening at 7 a.m.
Mary Lee Sweat
