NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) is releasing the following information from the state of Louisiana as a service to the evacuees in Arkansas. This following information can also be found at www.emergency.louisiana.gov/Releases/Curfews.html:
Declaring parishes safe to enter is the role of individual parishes, not the state. The state has compiled this information from parish and media reports, but we urge anyone seeking to return home to consult their local officials.
Acadia Parish – A dusk to dawn curfew is in place until further notice.
Allen Parish – A dusk to dawn curfew is in place.
Assumption Parish – Residents are allowed to return, although parish officials do not recommend returning. Curfew is in place beginning each night at 8:00 p.m.
Ascension Parish – Dusk to dawn curfew remains in effect until Tuesday morning. People with non-essential business urged to stay off the streets.
Calcasieu Parish – The evacuation order and parish-wide curfew have both been lifted.
East Baton Rouge Parish – Curfew in place from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. until further notice
Iberia Parish – Officials are discouraging residents from returning until further notice. Curfew is in place from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Jefferson Parish – Residents may re-enter beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Curfew will be lifted Wednesday morning.
Lafayette Parish – 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in effect Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lafourche Parish – Parish is open to re-entry. A curfew is in place from 10:00 p.m. to dawn due to of lack of electricity.
Orleans Parish – Tier 1 workers are allowed into the parish. Residents will be allowed back in the city beginning Thursday at 12:01 a.m. A dusk to dawn curfew is in place until further notice. Officials request that those with special medical needs do not return to the city because there are limited services at this time.
Plaquemines Parish – Resident will be allowed to return to the northern part of the parish and portions of the West Bank at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday morning. On the West Bank, only residents of Belle Chasse, Jesuit Bend and areas extending to the ConocoPhillips Alliance Refinery will be allowed re-entry. Residents of south Plaquemines Parish and the east bank will not be allowed to return until conditions there are safe. An 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew is in place.
Pointe Coupee Parish – An 8:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. curfew is in place until further notice.
St. Bernard Parish – Residents could be allowed re-entry beginning Wednesday at 6 a.m. A 24-hour curfew is in place.
St. Charles Parish – Resident are now allowed to enter St. Charles. An 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew is in place until further notice.
St. James Parish – Only utility personnel and damage assessment teams are being allowed in the parish. A 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew is in place until further notice.
St. John Parish – Residents will be allowed to re-enter beginning Wednesday at 6:00 a.m. Curfew is in place from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. until further notice.
St. Martin Parish – The curfew has been lifted. Residents asked to exercise caution in returning.
St. Tammany Parish – Residents can return Wednesday at 6:00 a.m. Curfew is in place from dusk to dawn until further notice.
Tangipahoa Parish – Parish is open to re-entry. Curfew is in effect from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Terrebonne Parish – Officials say a tentative plan to allow residents to return beginning Friday at noon. A 24-hour curfew is in effect.
Washington Parish – The parish is open to all residents. The curfew has been lifted.
We have posted a newsletter from the Louisiana Department of Social Services on our website (www.adem.arkansas.gov). This contains a message to Louisiana residents as well as updates on pets, power and levees.
