Alexandria fares well overnight following Barry
Alexandria, La. (July 14, 2019 – 9 a.m. update) — The City of Alexandria experienced few issues overnight due to Barry. Crews worked through the night to restore power to a number of scattered outages throughout the city. Today, the city will continue to monitor the weather. At this time, the Alexandria Emergency Operations Center remains open, and residents can report non-emergency issues there by calling 318-441-6231 or by using the AlexConnects app.
Updates by Service Area
Electric Service
Crews continue to repair a handful of scattered outages. From the start of the storm event, Alexandria restored power to 345 customers and repaired three broken poles.
Streets
The Streets Department reported no flooding issues. There was a tree down on Turner Street cleared. Residents who wish to report a streets issue should call Alexandria First Call at 318-441-6231.
Police and Fire
Services are positioned to respond to emergency calls.
Bus Service
City bus service ran as normal on Saturday. There are no services on Sunday.
Sanitation Service
Sanitation will assist in clearing streets and respond to other calls as needed.
Animal Shelter
The Alexandria Animal Shelter is accepting animals from those housed in area shelters. It is not open for other services Sunday.
Parks and Community Centers
City parks and community centers remain closed. The Bolton Avenue Community Center is an active shelter site though some evacuees are starting to leave.
Alexandria Zoo
The animals are safe and the zoo sustained no damage. It will be closed today and will reopen on Monday. Summer Safari Camp will resume on Monday as well.
Other
We are no longer distributing sandbags, and we have closed the self-service location.
Contact:
Jim Smilie
318-730-1683
Jim.smilie@cityofalex.com
Susan Broussard
318-449-5004
susan.broussard@cityofalex.com
