BATON ROUGE – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will close the Disaster Recovery Center in Boutte, as of 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14.

&#8220This DRC have served thousands of individuals in the last few months. As relief and recovery efforts continue in Louisiana, closing this DRC will enable us to focus our resources to assist the maximum number of people,” said Federal Coordinating Officer Scott Wells.

Since opening on Sept.20, the DRC in St. Charles Parish has been visited 18,566 times.

Disaster victims in need of assistance can still visit any open DRC in the state. FEMA operates 31 DRCs in Louisiana. The nearest DRCs for St. Charles Parish residents are:

Jefferson Parish

MA Green Shopping Center

7901 Airline Dr.

Metairie, LA 70665

Westside Shopping Center

Units 14 and 15

15 W. Bank Expwy.

Gretna, LA 70053

St. John the Baptist Parish

1310 W 7th St.

La Place, LA 70068

Each are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.