Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana proposes homeless shelter
Catholic Charities proposes homeless shelter By Jade Moreau | April 13, 2021 at 10:43 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 10:43 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana is seeking approval of the construction of an emergency shelter.
The property under consideration for the shelter is located at 1017 Sixth Ave in Lake Charles.
The growing need of an emergency shelter in the area sparked an initiative. Catholic Charities, along with a generous donor, are working towards building a shelter that will offer temporary housing for people in need.
After years of debate, and an influx of homelessness following natural disaster, Saint Joseph Refuge Shelter for Men will be under construction, if zoning is approved.
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Disaster weary Calcasieu looks at wys to protect the parish from future weather woes
Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA)
Feb. 19 LAKE CHARLES New misery visited upon
Southwest Louisiana last week low-water pressure that forced public building closures and bedeviled families, as well as widespread loss of power during record, bitter cold will stay front-of-mind for local leaders after the weather improves.
The goal: Better prepare
Lake Charles and its environs for future winter storms.
Parish leaders say they might be able to use federal funding targeted for repairing local infrastructure after Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020 to better protect the area against other dangers as well, such as the sudden and serious winter storms experienced here. Specifics are few but that s a guiding principle moving forward, to bear winter weather in mind alongside other possible disasters.
5 months later: Catholic Charities continues to feed amid growing demand following Hurricane Laura
Catholic Charities By Ashley Joseph | January 27, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 5:53 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -Though the 2020 hurricane season may be long gone.the need for help is just as apparent today as it was back in August when Hurricane Laura struck the area.
“In total, we serve about 1,500 households a month throughout the 5-parish region with about 80,000 pounds of food. So, it’s a lot of food going out to the community,” said Sister Miriam MacLean.
Catholic Charities Director Sister Miriam MacLean says the amount of people in need has consistently grown since Hurricanes Laura and Delta.