
2025 Annual St. Mary Parish Hurricane Preparedness Meeting
Watch the 2025 Annual St. Mary Parish Hurricane Preparedness Meeting on Youtube. The meeting was conducted on April 22, 2025 and took place at the Emergency Operations Center in Morgan City, LA. Broadcast provided by KQKI.
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๐จ Yes, we know Hurricane Preparedness Week was last week...
But if youโre anything like us, your emergency kit is still half full and your flashlight batteries are still... somewhere. ๐
Hurricane season starts June 1, and weโve still got time to get our act together. Letโs get prepped togetherโstarting now.
๐๏ธ Your Week-by-Week Prep Countdown:
โ May 12-18:
โ Make or review your emergency plan
โ Check/update your insurance coverage
โ Know your evacuation zone & route
โ May 19-25:
โ Restock your emergency kit (water, canned goods, meds, pet supplies!)
โ Buy extra batteries, phone chargers, and a weather radio
โ Store important documents digitally & physically
โ May 26-31:
โ Trim trees & clear gutters
โ Fill extra gas tanks and test generators
โ Test your hurricane shutters
Hurricane prep shouldn't just be for one week. Letโs be ready before hurricane season begins. ๐
#HurricanePrep #BetterLateThanNever #June1Countdown
But if youโre anything like us, your emergency kit is still half full and your flashlight batteries are still... somewhere. ๐
Hurricane season starts June 1, and weโve still got time to get our act together. Letโs get prepped togetherโstarting now.
๐๏ธ Your Week-by-Week Prep Countdown:
โ May 12-18:
โ Make or review your emergency plan
โ Check/update your insurance coverage
โ Know your evacuation zone & route
โ May 19-25:
โ Restock your emergency kit (water, canned goods, meds, pet supplies!)
โ Buy extra batteries, phone chargers, and a weather radio
โ Store important documents digitally & physically
โ May 26-31:
โ Trim trees & clear gutters
โ Fill extra gas tanks and test generators
โ Test your hurricane shutters
Hurricane prep shouldn't just be for one week. Letโs be ready before hurricane season begins. ๐
#HurricanePrep #BetterLateThanNever #June1Countdown

๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ DON'T GET ZELLE'D AND SWINDLED! ๐จ
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๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐. ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐โฆ
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A local landlord listed a house for rent on Zillow (legit).
Some scammer said, โOoooh, free pictures!โ and yoinked the whole listing โ photos, description, and all โ and ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐.
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They then started pretending they were the landlord, created a completely fake lease (complete lease with forged signature), and acted like, โ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ!โ
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๐คฆโโ๏ธ Spoiler alert: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฌ.
๐คทโโ๏ธ And the house? ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐.
๐ค The scammer? ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ.
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We know for sure that two people have already been tricked into thinking this was real, but thankfully made contact with the actual landlord before sending any money.
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๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
โ Donโt send money to strangers through Zelle, Venmo, CashApp, or a carrier pigeon.
โ Donโt rent a place you havenโt seen in person.
โ If someone is dodging your request to meet, itโs because theyโre dodging the truth.
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Remember: If it sounds too good to be true, itโs probably sitting in a Nigerian princeโs inbox next to your long-lost inheritance.
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Stay smart, folks. Share this so your meemaw doesnโt get scammed.
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#RentalRacket
#ScamSeason
#StMaryParish
#YouCantRentWhatAintAvailable
#AHouseDividedByScamsCannotStand
#PauseBeforeYouSendANYBODYmoney
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๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐. ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐โฆ
.
A local landlord listed a house for rent on Zillow (legit).
Some scammer said, โOoooh, free pictures!โ and yoinked the whole listing โ photos, description, and all โ and ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐.
.
They then started pretending they were the landlord, created a completely fake lease (complete lease with forged signature), and acted like, โ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ!โ
.
๐คฆโโ๏ธ Spoiler alert: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฌ.
๐คทโโ๏ธ And the house? ๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐.
๐ค The scammer? ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ.
.
We know for sure that two people have already been tricked into thinking this was real, but thankfully made contact with the actual landlord before sending any money.
.
๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ:
โ Donโt send money to strangers through Zelle, Venmo, CashApp, or a carrier pigeon.
โ Donโt rent a place you havenโt seen in person.
โ If someone is dodging your request to meet, itโs because theyโre dodging the truth.
.
Remember: If it sounds too good to be true, itโs probably sitting in a Nigerian princeโs inbox next to your long-lost inheritance.
.
Stay smart, folks. Share this so your meemaw doesnโt get scammed.
.
#RentalRacket
#ScamSeason
#StMaryParish
#YouCantRentWhatAintAvailable
#AHouseDividedByScamsCannotStand
#PauseBeforeYouSendANYBODYmoney