2026 Annual St. Mary Parish Hurricane Preparedness Meeting

Watch the 2026 St. Mary Parish Hurricane Preparedness Meeting, presented by the Port of Morgan City, the St. Mary Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, and the National Weather Service. Streamed live by KQKI News, this marks the 14th annual presentation of the meeting.
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July 22, 2026 | Weather Alerts
10 AM TROPICAL STORM BERTHA UPDATE FROM US NWS LAKE CHARLES 7.22.26
July 22, 2026 | Weather Alerts
EXTREME HEAT WARNING.. UPDATE FROM US NWS LAKE CHARLES SLACK CHANNEL
July 22, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status LA 182 at Charenton Bridge, St. Mary Parish, Bridge Closure for Routine Maintenance
July 21, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
CENTERVILLE WATER SYSTEM BOIL WATER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026 UNTIL RESCIND BY LDH NOTIFICATION.
July 21, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
The Franklin Water System is issuing a BOIL ADVISORY effective immediately
July 21, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
ST MARY PARISH SANDBAG LOCATIONS.. SELF-FILL.. BRING YOUR OWN SHOVEL
July 21, 2026 | Weather Alerts
New event. Extreme Heat Warning from 7/22/2026 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM CDT
July 20, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
BOIL ADVISORY ST MARY PARISH WATER/SEWER COMM 3
July 17, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
***Meeting Cancelled*** St. Mary Parish Council Second Regular Meeting for 7-22-26 at 6:00PM
July 14, 2026 | Levee District Press Releases
ST. MARY LEVEE DISTRICT NOTICE OF REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
July 10, 2026 | Weather Alerts
WEEKLY WEATHER OUTLOOK FROM US NWS NEW ORLEANS/BATON ROUGE WEBINAR 7.9.26
June 30, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
RESCHEDULED FOR JULY 28TH – ST MARY PARISH GOVERNMENT PEMAC AND LEPC MEETING JULY 21, 2026
June 29, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
ST MARY PARISH HAZARD MITIGATION UPDATE MEETING JULY 30 TH
June 18, 2026 | Parish Press Releases
PLEASE REPORT ANY DAMAGES TO DAMAGE.LA.GOV
June 12, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status US 90 Eastbound from MM 162.9 to MM 163.7 near Wax Lake, St. Mary Parish, Lane Closure
May 29, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status US 90 EB overpass at LA 3211, St. Mary Parish, Lane Closure for Routine Bridge Maintenance
May 12, 2026 | Events
St Mary Parish featured on LPB
May 11, 2026 | Events
14TH ANNUAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 12TH 10 AM
May 8, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status US 90 Eastbound at LA 3211, St. Mary Parish, Lane Closure
May 8, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status US 90 Westbound from MM 161.5 to MM 163.7, St. Mary Parish, Alternating Lane Closures
May 8, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status US 90 Eastbound from MM 161.5 to MM 163.7, St. Mary Parish, Alternating Lane Closures
May 7, 2026 | Road Closures
Press Release (Media/Web) UPDATE: NOW OPEN: Centerville Bridge Closure Scheduled as Part of $1.56 Million Preservation Project
May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
REGISTER FOR CODERED ALERTS
April 30, 2026 | Events
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE 2026
April 23, 2026 | Road Closures
Road or Lane Status UPDATE: EXTENDED: US 90 EB & WB from LA 318 (Exit 144) to LA 83 (Baldwin), St. Mary Parish, Intermittent Lane Closures

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4 AM UPDATE FROM US NWS LAKE CHARLES 7.22.26
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EXTREME HEAT WARNING. PLEASE CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS.

NWS - Lake Charles - Doug Cramer [6:59 AM]
In addition to the approach of Tropical Storm Bertha, airmass suppression on the periphery of Bertha will create Extreme Heat across much of the state today. An Extreme Heat Warning has been posted.
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Road or Lane Status
LA 182 at Charenton Bridge, St. Mary Parish, Bridge Closure for Routine Maintenance
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 7:57 AM
The Charenton Bridge at Baldwin Canal on LA 182 (Main Street) between Yokley Road and Newman Street will be reduced to one lane on Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., weather permitting.

This closure is necessary to allow crews to perform bridge inspection.

The road will be open to regular traffic with a 12-foot lane restriction on oversized loads passing through the work zone.

Emergency vehicles will have access to the area but may experience delays.

DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
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