Public transportation to warming centers suspended, but centers remain open
Published 10:32 am Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Lake Charles City Hall
Special to the American Press
According to City Administrator John Cardone, all city of Lake Charles administrative offices and services, including City Hall and Transit Services, will remain suspended on Wednesday due to inclement weather.
Services are currently expected to resume on Thursday. Emergency services remain operational.
The window of time for public transportation to the emergency warming station at the MLK Community Center (2009 N. Simmons St.) has closed; however, the center remains open 24 hours a day. Residents in need of emergency assistance should call 911.
The city of Lake Charles Utilities Division would like to thank residents for their water conservation efforts through this severe weather event and ask for their continued support through the overnight hours of Tuesday and Wednesday. If residents are home, with their heat running, their normal daily water use will be sufficient to prevent pipes from freezing. Residents are asked to shut off dripping faucets to allow for time for the city’s system to catch up with the increased demand created by faucets dripping systemwide. If a city of Lake Charles Water Division customer is experiencing water issues, they are asked to contact (337) 491-1483.
Weather permitting; Solid Waste crews will resume trash and garbage collection on Thursday, using the following modified schedule:
- Trash and garbage normally picked up on Mondays will be picked up on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
- Trash and garbage normally picked up on Tuesdays will be picked up on Friday, January 24, 2025.
- Trash and garbage normally picked up on Thursdays will be picked up on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
- Trash and garbage normally picked up on Fridays will be picked up on Monday, January 27, 2025.
- The Nelson Road/Alma Lane, Team Green Recycling Truck and Solid Waste Incinerator are closed and are scheduled to resume operations; weather permitting, Thursday, January 23, 2025.
- For the week of January 27, 2025, trash and garbage normally picked up on Mondays will be picked up on Tuesday, January 28, and trash and garbage normally picked up on Tuesdays will be picked up on Wednesday, January 29.
Solid Waste crews will be working diligently to catch up on trash and garbage collection and appreciate the community’s patience through this process.
