If you are searching for a missing person, here are a few hotlines to help you in your search:

• FirstGov.gov: This site is a portal of various search engines specific to people evacuated from the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina
• Red Cross: This is a direct link, but you can also access it by visiting the “Family Links Registry” on RedCross.org to register yourself, a missing relative or view the existing list of registrants.

Additional information for specific states is listed below:

Louisiana

To report missing persons, please call the American Red Cross at 1(866) 438-4636.
Louisiana Governor Blanco’s hotline:  800-469-4828
Louisiana Evacuation Office:  225-925-7514
Louisiana State Police:  225-925-7708 or 7709

Special Needs Shelter Information
Triage Phone Numbers:
Alexandria: 800-841-5778
Baton Rouge: 800-349-1372
Slidell/Hammond: 866-280-7724
Lafayette: 800-901-3210
Lake Charles: 866-280-2711
Monroe: 866-280-7287
Houma/Thibodaux: 800-228-9409

Mississippi

To report missing persons, please email missingpersons@seoc.ms.gov or use this form: www.mema.ms.gov/missing.person.form.gov

Alabama

Alabama Emergency Management Agency - 205-280-2200
Click here for local county EMA contact information