Opulent Philanthropy Inc., Disaster Relief: Louisiana

We are assisting the people of Louisiana and providing shelter, food, and water. The Farmerville police chief says nearly 25 people were injured, some critically, after a tornado leveled a neighborhood in Farmerville. Authorities are currently conducting a search and rescue around the Union Villa Apartment area. The NWS says the damage has been reported along Highway 2 near Scotts Hideaway Road in Union Parish. The NWS says the damage has been reported along Highway 2 near Scotts Hideaway Road in Union Parish. 

A possible tornado tore through the town of Keithville, killing three people, including a young boy, as well as his mother initially considered missing, the missing mother was found deceased, and her home was destroyed in the Peacan Farm area of Keithville. Significant damage in Keithville after a tornado tore through the town. People are only left with the clothes on their back.

Opulent Philanthropy Inc. (OP) Disaster relief providing shelter, food, and water.  at least two tornadoes tore through parts of New Orleans and the surrounding area Tuesday night. Officials said that at least two people were killed, and several were injured. The town of Arabi, just east of New Orleans, was hit especially hard with homes knocked off their foundations and debris scattered far and wide. The tornado cut through parts of New Orleans and moved into nearby St. Bernard Parish. The damage in St. Bernard Parish is widespread. Power lines are down everywhere, streets are littered with debris that is pieces of nearby homes.   

Update: Louisiana, October 03/2021, Golden Meadow, Louisiana thousands have been forgotten since Ida made landfall on August 29, 2021. The power is still off, and people still don’t have lights, having to eat cold meals every day, sleeping in tents on their lawns, and living with blue tarps on their roofs and when it rains it rain in their homes. They are suffering right now the food line is a mile long with people trying to get food.
 

Providing shelter, food and water. Hurricane Ida is still a Category 4 storm hours after making landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana.  More than 500,000 customers are now without power in Louisiana as Hurricane Ida continues to slam the state. All of New Orleans is without power as Hurricane Ida is roaring through. A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued.  Ida was blamed for at least one death outside Baton Rouge. The full extent of its fury was still coming into focus at daybreak. Many people have extensive damage to their homes and will need shelter for months.

. Disaster A tornado struck New Iberia, Louisiana, slightly injuring five people and smashing out windows of a multistory building at Iberia Medical Center, the hospital, and residences in the city suffered significant wind damage.  Several homes and businesses have suffered catastrophic damage. 

• We provide immediate assistance and long support during natural disasters when people are forced to evacuate and/or their homes are destroyed leaving them in need of shelter, food, or water. 
• We support cancer patients who are unable to pay for medical treatments, copayments, or after care assistance that may not be covered by their insurance. 
• We support impoverished students who qualify for a higher education but cannot afford to pay tuition through grants and scholarships.  
• We support the homeless by providing shelter, food, and water, as more people than ever are living on the streets without the basic necessities to survive. 
• Our staff, volunteers, and those we serve work together to provide assistance to those in need due to circumstances beyond their control to empower the most vulnerable among us and improve their quality of life.