After a week of increasing frustration with clueless arganizations, I have found a way for RNs to get in and help NOW. !
Call 1-225-763-5770 to do volunteer nursing at one of the shelters around Louisiana. I'm headed for Alexandria, but the choice of location is yours. All skills and all levels needed, 12-hour shifts, you determine how long you're staying. This is in a "special needs shelter" for refugees with chronic and acute problems. It took me all of 10 minutes on the phone to get hooked up and assigned.
A second Alexandria shelter may open soon at England AFB. This is not a certainty yet. There are many other shelters throughout the state that need help for the forseeable future.