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Fire safety
March 2 tornado Midwest, South
Serving in Rayne
February President's Award
Disaster services, including shelters such as this one, provide for displaced neighbors’ basic needs and offer a helping hand. Learn more about volunteering with the Red Cross.

Disaster services, including shelters such as this one, provide for displaced neighbors’ basic needs and offer a helping hand. Learn more about volunteering with the Red Cross.

About seven families across our five-parish region will lose their home and belongings each month to a fire. Learn what you can do to protect your family now.

About seven families across our five-parish region will lose their home and belongings each month to a fire. Learn what you can do to protect your family now.

Because of donors and volunteers, the Red Cross continues to provide shelter, food, emotional support and relief supplies after dozens of tornadoes swept the South and Midwest.

Because of donors and volunteers, the Red Cross continues to provide shelter, food, emotional support and relief supplies after dozens of tornadoes swept the South and Midwest.

Red Cross volunteers pass out sandwiches, drinks and snacks to residents beginning the recovery process after a disaster. Training is free and will allow you to feel confident in your ability to help.

Red Cross volunteers pass out sandwiches, drinks and snacks to residents beginning the recovery process after a disaster. Training is free and will allow you to feel confident in your ability to help.

Volunteers are the heart and action of the Red Cross. Among the them are three who this month received special recognition with the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Volunteers are the heart and action of the Red Cross. Among the them are three who this month received special recognition with the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Cyclists riding from Houston to New Orleans for Red Cross
Monday, May 7, 2012

More than 50 cyclists riding from Houston to New Orleans are raising awareness and money for the American Red Cross along the disaster-prone Gulf Coast.

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American Red Cross responds to deadly Midwest tornadoes
Sunday, April 15, 2012

The American Red Cross is responding across the Midwest where dozens of tornadoes ripped through communities overnight, destroying buildings and downing power...

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Red Cross continues to work with families; be prepared for rising water
Thursday, March 22, 2012

In the last two weeks, spring storms have taken a toll across south Louisiana. Heavy rains have caused flooding and tornadoes have torn through several...

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Red Cross opening shelter in DeRidder
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Collaborating with parish officials, the American Red Cross is opening a Beauregard Parish shelter for residents displaced by today's storms. The Red Cross...

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Red Cross assists more neighbors as new storms damage homes
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Rainstorms last week caused flooding that damaged hundreds of homes across Louisiana. Today, severe thunderstorms, high winds, tornadoes and more rain made the...

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The gift of life
May 11, 2012
Red Cross blood helps save mother during childbirth
Mom Celebrates Mother’s Day Far From Family
May 11, 2012
Sarah Ellenberg isn’t with her sons, but sees them in the faces of those she helps.
Red Cross Scholarships Support Student Nurse Volunteers
May 09, 2012
Future generations of nurses are needed to help fulfill the Red Cross mission.
Happy Birthday Henry Dunant
May 07, 2012
World Red Cross Day, celebrate Dunant’s legacy and vision.
An Unexpected Thank You
May 07, 2012
A Red Cross Platelet Donor Meets a Life Saved
Tuscaloosa, Alabama: One Year Later
Apr 27, 2012
National Severe Weather Preparedness Week perfect time to Get Red Cross Ready.
Pet First Aid Training Can Help Save Animal’s Life
Apr 27, 2012
Red Cross classes, DVDs teach pet owners how to keep their animals healthy.
Red Cross Helping Survivors of Floods in South America
Apr 26, 2012
Thousands of families affected by floods caused by this historical rise in the Amazon river.
Annual Reports Outline How We Help
Apr 25, 2012
Disaster response, efforts to end measles detailed in Red Cross annual reports.
The Million Preparedness Pledge
Apr 24, 2012
The first-ever National Severe Weather Preparedness Week.

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