Listen for 3-to-5 minute siren signal

People who live, work, visit and go to school within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) will be notified by sirens, tone-alert receivers and/or information broadcasts on radio or television. The Coast Guard and state officials will alert boaters and traffic on waterways.

REMEMBER, hearing a siren or tone-alert does NOT mean evacuate. It simply means TURN ON YOUR RADIO and listen for instructions. The radio stations listed on this page or your NOAA weather radio will give the most up-to-date information on what to do.

If ordered to shelter in place

Remain in your home. Close all doors and windows. Turn off all outside sources of air (attic or window fans). Turn heating or air condition unit to “recirc” or “vent closed.” Close fireplaces. Use the phone only during a personal emergency. Stay tuned to local radio stations.

If ordered to evacuate

Bring these items with you if needed:

    • Clothing
    • Medicines
    • Baby supplies
    • Blankets
    • Pillows
    • Sanitary supplies
    • Portable radio
    • Flashlight
    • First-aid kit
    • Batteries

Download checklist

Check these:

1) Turn off appliances (except refrigerators and freezers) and faucets.

2) Close all blinds and curtains.

3) Check your home for security.

4) Lock the doors.

5) Tie a white cloth on or near the front door to show that you have left.

6) Check with your neighbor to see if they are able to leave.

7) Place a note on your dashboard so you can be identified by emergency workers. Click here to download a sample sign. If you do not have a printer to print the sample sign, please create a similar sign and place it on your dashboard.

Online evacuation map

Download evacuation map

Additional information

Handicapped - Call your local civil defense/emergency preparedness office for help.

Students - If school is in session, children will be taken to a safe area and cared for until the parent/guardian arrives. Their safety is first and foremost. Please do not go to schools to pick up children.

Some children must spend time by themselves. Their parents must work or tend to other duties. If you are one of these parents, please speak with your children about the proper emergency response in the event of an incident at the nuclear station. Then, if you are away, your children will know what to do until you return.

Monitor and prepare

A type of precautionary action intended to advise the public within the EPZ that a serious emergency at the nuclear power plant exists. Persons directed to monitor and prepare should monitor their media information source and prepare for the possibility of evacuation, sheltering in place, or other protective actions. If an evacuation is underway, individuals who are not involved in the evacuation should remain off evacuation path roadways to allow for those who are instructed to evacuate to do so.

Expectations for those under a “monitor and prepare” instruction include:

  • Reunite with family members
  • Monitor information channels
  • Prepare for the possibility of evacuation
  • Keep off the evacuation path roadways, until instructed to evacuate

ZONES AND RECEPTION CENTERS

NOTE: Personnel will be in place at each reception center host city to direct evacuees to their designated reception centers.

PAS 1

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: River Bend Station Area, Starhill and Audubon State Historic Site

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 2

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: St. Francisville, Hardwood, Elm Park, Bains Rd., Mahoney Rd. and Airport Rd.

Evacuation Routes: East on Hwy. 10, South on Hwy. 19 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 3

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: Carney and Freeland

Evacuation Routes: East on Hwy. 10, South on Hwy. 19 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 4

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: Area at the end of Hwy. 964 near the paper mill, Riddle Area

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 5

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: Tunica Swamp and Cat Island

Evacuation Routes: North on Cat Island Road, South on Hwy. 66, North on Hwy. 61, East on Hwy. 421, East on Hwy. 10, South on Hwy. 19 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 6

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: Solitude, Wakefield, Whitman, Beechwood and Bains

Evacuation Routes: North on Hwy. 61, East on Hwy. 421, East on Hwy. 10, South on Hwy. 19 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 7

Parish: West Feliciana

Zone Description: Jones Vaughn Creek Rd., Freeland Rd. and Hwy. 10 between Carney and Jackson

Evacuation Routes: East on Hwy. 10, South on Hwy. 19 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 8

Parish: East Feliciana

Zone Description: Williams Gas Pipeline/Transco and sparsely populated area North of Hwy. 964 and West of Hwy. 68

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 964, South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 9

Parish: East Feliciana

Zone Description: Delombre and Port Hudson State Historic Site

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 10

Parish: East Feliciana

Zone Description: Jackson and Centenary State Historic Site

Evacuation Routes: East on Hwy. 10, South on Hwy. 19 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 11

Parish: East Feliciana

Zone Description: Asphodel, Green Briar Rd., Hwy. 68 South of Jackson city limits to Hwy. 964, Hwy. 955 between Green Briar Rd. and Hwy. 412

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 68, South on Hwy. 61, South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 12

Parish: East Feliciana

Zone Description: Lindsay, Hwy. 68 South of Hwy. 964 to Hwy. 61, Hwy. 412 from Hwy. 955 to Thompson Rd.

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 964 or Hwy. 68, South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 13

Parish: East Baton Rouge

Zone Description: Plains and Flanacher Road

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 964, South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 14

Parish: East Baton Rouge

Zone Description: Port Hudson, Bonn, Mount Pleasant and Port Hickey

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 61 and then South on I-110 to Government St. Exit

Reception Center: Baton Rouge River Center, 275 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 15

Parish: West Baton Rouge

Zone Description: Arbroth

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 415, then East on I-10 to Nicholson Dr. Exit, then south to Aster St.

Reception Center: LSU Tiger Band Hall, Louisiana State University, Aster Street, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 16

Parish: Pointe Coupee

Zone Description: Waterloo and Big Cajun No. 2

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 981, South on Hwy. 415, then East on I-10 to Nicholson Dr. Exit, then south to Aster St.

Reception Center: LSU Tiger Band Hall, Louisiana State University, Aster Street, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 17

Parish: Pointe Coupee

Zone Description: Rougon, Chenal, Glynn, Hermitage, Island, Wickliffe, Anchor and Big Cajun No. 1

Evacuation Routes: West on Hwy. 414, South on Hwy. 413, East on Hwy. 190, South on Hwy. 415 and then East on I-10 to Nicholson Dr. Exit, then south to Aster St.

Reception Center: LSU Tiger Band Hall, Louisiana State University, Aster Street, Baton Rouge, LA

PAS 18

Parish: Pointe Coupee

Zone Description: New Roads, Ventress, Patins, Leavel, Ploup, Brooks, Schexnayder and Beaud

Evacuation Routes: South on Hwy. 1, East on Hwy. 190, South on Hwy. 415, then East on I-10 to Nicholson Dr. Exit, then south to Aster St.

Reception Center: LSU Tiger Band Hall, Louisiana State University, Aster Street, Baton Rouge, LA

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