“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”

The Tangipahoa Parish Governmental departments and agencies have prepared this online resource center to tell you what action to take if there is an emergency in your home, neighborhood, or the parish.  Although we do not like to anticipate a disaster, we need to be prepared.  The primary purpose of this Online Resource Center and downloadable Storm Survival Guide© is to help save lives and property.  These resources provide individuals and families with information and guidance on what can be done to enhance survival in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

I, as Tangipahoa Parish President, ask you to please take the time to read the information provided and make sure that every member of your family understands what it says.  Talk about the information with your friends and neighbors as well as members of the Tangipahoa Parish public service agencies, such as the Tangipahoa Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, your local fire departments, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office and any medical personnel.  You can print the complete Tangipahoa Parish Storm Survival Guide by clicking HERE. (Easy to follow printing instructions are given.)  Keep this guide in a handy place.  Hard copies of this guide are available from your local public libraries throughout the parish.

Disaster and emergencies affecting the parish can sometimes develop quickly with little or no advance warning.  In the event of a disaster, being unprepared and uninformed may jeopardize the welfare of you and your family and/or home.

Gordon A. Burgess
Parish President