FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Louisiana Churches and Disaster Response Organizations Support Flood and Storm Recovery

More than 600 homes and structures have been impacted in Avoyelles and St. Tammany parishes as response partners provide supplies, assessments, cleanup assistance, and coordination.

AUSTIN, Texas — June 22, 2026 — The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur brought significant flooding, tornadoes, and severe weather to Louisiana beginning June 18, with the greatest reported impacts in Avoyelles Parish and the Slidell area of St. Tammany Parish. More than 600 homes, businesses, and other structures have been reported impacted across the 2 parishes. Serve Source is supporting communication, response visibility, shared situational awareness, and resource development as churches, nonprofit organizations, local leaders, and disaster response partners assist affected communities.

In Avoyelles Parish, more than 24 inches of rain caused historic flash flooding, widespread residential damage, and numerous water rescues. As of June 21, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, or GOHSEP, had verified 480 Individual Assistance assessments, with additional assessments continuing. Reported damage included 1 destroyed home, 60 homes with major damage, 280 with minor damage, and 42 classified as affected. Response information also reports that 74 residents and 6 pets were rescued.

In St. Tammany Parish, tornadoes, damaging winds, and flooding affected Eden Isle, Avery Estates, Slidell, and surrounding communities. A total of 124 homes and businesses were reported damaged, including 13 destroyed and 19 with major damage. Across the 2 impacted parishes, current figures indicate at least 14 destroyed structures and 79 structures with major damage. These figures may change as assessments continue.

Although Arthur was a relatively weak tropical storm by wind intensity, its community impact was driven primarily by prolonged and widespread rainfall. The storm’s broad rain shield extended well away from its center, while its slow movement increased the duration of heavy rainfall and coastal impacts.

Serve Source’s Impact Analysis assigned Arthur a weighted impact potential of 61 out of 100, with rainfall, slow forward speed, and storm size contributing most heavily to the score. Serve Source’s Impact Analysis framework helps compare storm impacts across rainfall, storm surge, forward speed, wind, storm size, and tornado potential, providing a broader view of possible community impact than intensity categories alone.

Serve Source is helping make response activity visible so churches, nonprofits, and aligned partners can better understand where services are being provided, where needs are emerging, and how response efforts are developing across impacted communities.

God’s Pit Crew is supporting relief efforts in Moreauville by sending a semi-truck of relief supplies and working directly with partners serving affected residents on the ground. https://godspitcrew.org/

Hope Force International is on the ground in Moreauville conducting assessments, documenting damage, and connecting with local partners as plans for a broader response develop. https://hopeforce.org/

Love Acadiana is coordinating relationships and deploying equipment through local partners assisting families with home muck-outs. The organization is also serving as a liaison among faith-based groups, local officials, and relief organizations. https://www.loveacadiana.org/

Samaritan’s Purse is coordinating volunteer assistance from Hessmer Baptist Church for homeowners affected by flooding. Planned services include content recovery, debris cleanup, and mud-out work. Both overnight and day volunteer opportunities are available, and volunteers will be instructed by experienced team leaders. https://spvolunteer.org/project-response/803

Serve Source helps trusted partners share response activity, monitoring status, deployment information, needs, and service locations so the broader network can respond with greater clarity, coordination, and geographic coverage. This shared visibility helps reduce duplication, improve awareness, and make it easier for churches, nonprofits, and community partners to identify gaps and opportunities to serve.

To view current response partners and response details for Louisiana Flooding and Storms June 2026, visit https://app.servesource.org/DisasterDetail?id=6a35609bde01d57ca765f846.

About Serve Source

Serve Source is a backbone organization that strengthens and equips churches, faith-based organizations, and aligned partners through relationships, shared infrastructure, and coordinated action so communities in crisis receive clearer, stronger, and more connected support. Through shared situational awareness, trusted relationships, and practical response infrastructure, Serve Source increases visibility for credible response efforts, helps reduce duplication, and supports more connected action during disasters and community needs. Serve Source is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas.