BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The state is experiencing a 911 outage Thursday afternoon.

Acadian Ambulance said 911 phone lines are down in Louisiana, which is also impacting Mississippi operations. If an ambulance is needed, people are directed to call 1-469-513-6577.

Here's what to know from officials in the Baton Rouge region.

Assumption Parish

The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office told residents to call 985-369-2913.

East Baton Rouge Parish

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards released the following notice:

"A statewide outage is currently impacting 9-1-1 phone services, resulting in temporary disruptions in East Baton Rouge Parish. Residents experiencing an emergency who are unable to connect with 9-1-1 should instead contact the East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Se

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