OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Thursday, September 9, 2021, 1 p.m.

Belle Chasse, LA - With the Louisiana Teal Duck Season scheduled to begin on Saturday, September 11, Sheriff Gerald A. Turlich, Jr. would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery south to Venice and the eastbank of Plaquemines Parish are currently under a mandatory evacuation with an active nightly curfew from dusk to dawn following Hurricane Ida.

As the vast majority of the these affected areas of Plaquemines Parish are still without power, running water and other essential services, the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (PPSO) is continuing roadblocks/checkpoints at Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery and on Highway 39 at the Plaquemines/St. Bernard Parish line while strictly enforcing the active curfew. Plaquemines Parish is currently in the recovery process after experiencing extensive damage with widespread debris in these areas on land and through the waterways following Hurricane Ida. During this time, hunters will not be allowed into Plaquemines Parish until the mandatory evacuations and curfews are lifted.

"We truly want our hunters to come down to Plaquemines Parish for the start of the Teal Duck Hunting season, but it's just not safe at the moment," said Sheriff Turlich. "There's hanging transformers from utility poles, debris in the waterways around our marinas, no power, no fuel and no running water. Just give us some time to adequately recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ida so the conditions are safe for our residents as well as for all visitors entering these areas."

Please continue monitoring the PPSO Facebook page and website for updates regarding Hurricane Ida mandatory evacuations and curfews.

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Contact Information:
Lieutenant Chaun J. Domingue
Public Information Officer
Office: 504-934-6785
cdomingue@ppso.net