The Recovery Service Center in the Contraband Room in the Lake Charles Civic Center closed at noon today due to impending bad weather.

It is scheduled to reopen Thursday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. and then will remain open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Oct. 8.

FEMA wants to remind Southwest Louisiana residents to take precautions ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas. Stay alert to weather warnings and comply with any evacuation orders.

For those in FEMA temporary housing units:

• Evacuate immediately if local officials recommend manufactured housing occupants find sturdier shelter; however, leave the temporary housing units in place.
• Never take shelter in a temporary unit during high winds, tornadoes, hurricanes or floods. 
• Do not leave your pet behind in a temporary unit during severe weather.