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Sandbag locations in St. John the Baptist Parish will open Monday at 10:00 a.m., the parish announced in a press release.

Sand and bags will be available at the following locations:

• Fire Station #53 at 1703 St. Andrews Blvd. in LaPlace
• Fire Station #94 at 1200 Hwy. 643 in Pleasure Bend
• Fire Station #65 located at 337 Central Avenue in Reserve
• Fire Station #71 at 418 Historic West St. in Garyville
• Old Second Ward High School at 3671 Highway 18 in Edgard

Residents are asked to bring a shovel to fill their bags.

St. Tammany Parish will open five sandbag stations from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 27 at the following locations:

• Covington Barn, 1305 N. Florida St., Covington
• Keller Barn, 63131 Fish Hatchery Rd., Lacombe
• Koop Drive, 21411 Koop Drive, Mandeville (under Tammany Trace water tower)
• Airport Road Barn, 34783 Grantham College Rd., Slidell
• Fritchie Barn, 63119 Hwy 1090, Pearl River

The New Orleans Public Library is announcing the temporary closure of all library locations in Orleans Parish due to Tropical Storm Isaac.

At this time, all locations — Main Library, Algiers Regional Branch, Alvar Branch, Central City Branch, Children's Resource Center, East New Orleans Branch, Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch, Rosa F. Keller Branch, Martin Luther King Branch, Milton H. Latter Branch, Norman Mayer Branch, Mid-City Branch, Nix Branch and Robert E. Smith Branch — will be closed Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has suspended toll collections at LA 1 in Leeville and the Crescent City Connection (CCC) US 90B in New Orleans to facilitate evacuation, emergency and protective services, the department said in a press release Sunday.

The toll suspension is in response to the declared state of emergency caused by Tropical Storm Isaac, the agency said. DOTD will notify the traveling public when tolls resume.