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Local warming centers open to public in preparation for winter storm

1 hour 40 minutes 6 seconds ago Friday, January 23 2026 Jan 23, 2026 January 23, 2026 1:33 PM January 23, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE — Due to the upcoming winter weather this weekend, several warming centers are opening their doors to the public for residents in need. 

Ascension Parish: 

-Lemann Center at 1100 Clay Street in Donaldsonville will open on Saturday at 3 p.m.
-River Region Art Gallery at 320 E. Ascension Street in Gonzales at 5 p.m.

East Baton Rouge Parish: 
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St. Vincent de Paul's cold weather shelter will be operational starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday and will remain open until the weather event is over. For anyone needing homelessness IDs to enter shelter, the One Stop will be open from 1pm-5pm on Saturday and, weather permitting, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Sunday. 
- Baton Rouge Salvation Army's cold weather shelter will be operational once the temperatures go below 40 degrees and will remain open until the weather event is over.

Tangipahoa Parish: 

-Brown's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church at 70427 Martin Luther King Drive in Tangipahoa
-Amite Community Center at 101 West Chestnut Street in Amite
-Independence Police Department at 580 West 5th Street in Independence 
-Camp Living Waters at 21230 Living Water Road in Loranger. A van transporting residents will depart at 2 p.m. on Sunday from the Racetrac on Highway 190 in Hammond.

Tangipahoa warming centers will open on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Check back here for updates as more warming centers are announced. 

Click here to see which capital-area school districts and universities have announced closures.

Learn about more closures here.

Learn more about this weekend's winter weather from the WBRZ Storm Station here.

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