Helpful Tips & Resources

   

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Check to make sure you have prepared yourself for natural or other disasters, please see the checklist below:
Emergency Preparedness List
Hurricane Tracking Chart


East Baton Rouge Parish collects hazardous waste twice a year. Find out what materials should not be thrown away as casual garbage and learn how to dispose of them by viewing the following document:

What to Do with Hazardous Household Materials


Is the paint that you would like to dispose of hazardous or not?


What you can and cannot recycle in your recycling bin and other useful information about recycling.


Water leaks can cost a bundle! To find out how to identify a water leak and find out how much it can cost.

Water Leak Information Sheet


For further cost savings--check out these tips to saving water around your home and yard!
Tips for Saving Water


To learn more about the history of water use in Louisiana, conservation efforts, aquifers, salt intrusion, and more, please see the following report:

The 2012 Louisiana Ground Water Commission Report