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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne is announcing that state offices in 42 north, central and southwest Louisiana parishes will be closed Friday, Aug. 28, in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.
Those parishes that will be closed are:
- Acadia
- Allen
- Avoyelles
- Beauregard
- Bienville
- Bossier
- Caddo
- Calcasieu
- Caldwell
- Cameron
- Catahoula
- Claiborne
- Concordia
- DeSoto
- East Carroll
- Evangeline
- Franklin
- Grant
- Iberia
- Jackson
- Jeff Davis
- Lafayette
- LaSalle
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Morehouse
- Natchitoches
- Ouachita
- Rapides
- Red River
- Richland
- Sabine
- St. Landry
- St. Martin
- St. Mary
- Tensas
- Union
- Vermilion
- Vernon
- Webster
- West Carroll
- Winn
State offices in all other parishes, including East Baton Rouge, will reopen.
All agency heads are responsible for determining those essential personnel who should remain on duty, report for duty or those who should report to alternate work sites as necessary. Officials continue to monitor conditions throughout the state, and this announcement may be updated.
This office closure applies to all nonessential employees, including those authorized to work from home due to COVID-19.
