Hurricane IDA’s effects are still visible and deeply affecting multiple communities throughout Louisiana. The following resources can help you understand current needs and offer a starting point for you to join recovery efforts. For additional information please contact us at info@loveyourcity.us
Louisiana Costal Tribes Coalition Hurricane Ida Relief Effort
Hurricane Ida was a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in coastal Louisiana in late August 2021. The storm at one point made landfall in Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana and brought with it 150 mph winds and flood water which has caused widespread damage to the bayou communities of Terrebonne Parish and LaFourche Parish.
Indigenous people have called the gulf coast home since time immemorial. The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, Isle de Jean Charles Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe, the Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw, and the Bayou Lafourche Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw are all state recognized Tribes and all call the gulf and its bayous "home." These Tribes, all members of the Louisiana Costal Tribes Coalition, are currently at the forefront of Ida's devastation. The Tribes and their members have lost homes, power, running water, and equipment for their work.
Please consider donating to these Tribes as they begin the long road ahead of rebuilding their communities in the wake of this natural disaster. We also need volunteers to help families remove debris and clean up. Please contact Tribal Points of Contact if you can volunteer.
Visit the Louisiana Costal Tribes Coalition Hurricane Ida Relief Effort to learn more.
Current Specific Needs in All communities
Tribal Center renovation (flooring, windows replaced, shelving)
Building supplies
Tarps
Non-perishable food
Septic systems have been compromised
Temporary toilets
Electrical system
Dumpsters
Gasoline
Point of contact: Elder Rosina Philippe, (304) 266-9047, rpatakapa@yahoo.com
Drop-off location: Grand Bayou Tribal Center, Plaquemines Parish
Muck raking and debris removal:
Various locations need help with muck raking and debris removal. Each crew of volunteers, consisting of 5 or 6 people, participate in raking wet grasses and pushing it into the water to be carried away by the tides while picking plastics and other debris materials and taking them to the dumpster.
Nearly every home has damage and teams are required in: Chavin, Pointe Aux Chenes, Isle De Jean Charles, Grand Bayou.
Additional needs:
In all communities:
Clean-up kits (bleach, brooms, mops, buckets, shovels, rakes, etc.) - assess how many & where
Some communities still need chainsaws
Plastic containers to store goods salvaged from people’s homes in a watertight fashion
Large commercial trash bags
Hand sanitizer, disinfectant spray/wipes
Drills, hammers, tools, nails, work gloves
Flashlights, solar-powered lights
Snacks, granola bars
Mosquito spray (all communities)
Paper plates, paper towels, toilet paper, eating utensils
Big sheets of plywood and building plywood
2 x 4’s
4 Wheelbarrows
Water (2.5 gallons or more)
Pointe Au Chien
High priority - 45 Camper trailers
Building materials – plywood, wood, roofing material
Fuel
Debris removal both
Isle de Jean Charles
7 Camper Trailers
Debris removal
Fuel
Bayou Lafourche
General cleaning supplies
Debris removal
Cleanup Assistance
Minor Repair Assistance
Grand Caillou Dulac
There are at least 200 families who are homeless and/or living in their cars in the community. The TSA hotels are either full or too far away. The Tribal Chief has received many texts and does not have good communications access. She said a call center or some sort of communications
assistance would be helpful.Camper trailers for the families who are homeless.
Mobile washer/dryer unit for families to wash clothes
Mobile shower unit
Building supplies, Fuel
Gallons of water
Tarps
Debris removal
Will need demolition and removal
Bayou Lafourche
General cleaning supplies
Debris removal
Cleanup Assistance
Minor Repair Assistance