Hurricane Katrina recovery information

Emergency phone numbers for people in distress

[SEPT. 1, 2005]  The Coast Guard strongly urges people in distress in the New Orleans area to contact the search and rescue emergency line for the State Office of Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, La.

The emergency numbers are as follows:

• [phone]
• [phone]
• [phone]
• [phone]

To inquiry about family and friends who did not evacuate the greater New Orleans area, contact the American Red Cross at the following number:

• [phone]

[U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary news release]