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LSUS shelter to close; Red Cross offers help finding loved ones

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From the Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelter at LSUS will close this afternoon after the last family departed for home around 2pm today. The Red Cross shelter in Ruston at Trinity United Methodist Church is down to a population of 2 people and will close tomorrow. Both shelters will remain on stand-by in case additional emergency shelters are needed as a result of south Louisiana flooding.

For individuals who are searching for loved ones who evacuated up here, or if you are an evacuee in the area, the American Red Cross Safe and Well website is the best way to keep tabs on family members or to let family members know where you are.

Disasters often make it difficult to stay in touch with loved ones. The American Red Cross Safe and Well website is a central location for people in disaster areas in the United States to register their current status, and for their loved ones to access that information. It helps provide displaced families with relief and comfort during a stressful time.

The Safe and Well website is easy to use:

The easiest way to access the website is to visit redcross.org, click on Get Assistance, then Register or Search the Safe and Well Listings.

• If you are currently being affected by a disaster somewhere in the U.S., click List Myself as Safe and Well, enter your pre-disaster address and phone number, and select any of the standard message options.

• If you are concerned about a loved one in the U.S., click Search Registrants and enter the person's name and pre-disaster phone number OR address. If they have registered, you will be able to view the messages they have posted.
Safe and Well is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is accessible in both English and Spanish.

For more information, or to volunteer or make a financial donation, please call 865-9545.