All booking is made through Cammie Chapman (228.493.8747 or cchapman@lpcpca.com). Steps 1 and 2 of the LPC Mission Trip Checklist SHOULD be complete before contacting Cammie.

Arrival days are Saturday and Sunday with check-ins from 5-6 pm. Dinner is served at 5:30 pm. Orientations are held on Sundays at 7 pm. No Thursday check-ins anymore. No check-ins after 8 pm (CST). ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST ATTEND ORIENTATION regardless of prior trips or prior orientations.

Arrival contact phone number is 228.216.3293, which is only answered by the ‘on-duty’ staff member who is doing check-in that particular day.  If you cannot make it on time to orientation we encourage you to spend the night before in a nearby hotel so that you can be there for orientation. It's that important.  It will benefit your group immensely.  Also note that we now no longer accept teams with children under the age of 16, effective September 2008 unless your reservation was made prior to July 1 2008.  This is a benefit to your children-we have a work site and we want to protect everyone. 

IMPORTANT: As stated on main "Mission Trips" page. NO team has a trip booked or space reserved unless they have received a confirmation email from Cammie Chapman. NO amount of verbal conversation or email concerning dates or space holds space unless the team leader is in possesion of an email reservation confirmation from Lagniappe.

Housing & Meals
Housing and meals are provided at the Lagniappe Church facility. Teams have housing, 3 meals per day, gender separate showers/restroom facilities, and adequate parking. Wednesday night is “eat-out” night, breakfast and lunch will be provided but dinner will not be served. No dinner served on Saturday nights, effective September 2008.
NOTE: We are NOT SET UP for special diets, vegetarian, Kosher, or food allergy options. Please plan accordingly.

Modesty
ALL Team leaders are asked to brief their team PRIOR to arrival that the Lagniappe Church facility is a co-ed facility. As such, volunteers are required to act and carry themselves in a manner consistent with Biblical principles of modesty, regardless of their personal religious commitments.

• All team members must respect the gender specific housing- No men in women’s bunkhouses and no women in men’s bunkhouses.
• Shirts must be worn at all times within the Lagniappe main building.
• Towels are NOT appropriate covering to/from the shower facilities. Shorts and t-shirts must be worn to/from the showers.
• Women wishing to wear bathing suits must wear one piece suits ONLY.

NO EXCEPTIONS are made to these policies for any reason. The first violation will result in a warning to the volunteer and the team leader. The second violation will result in immediate expulsion from the camp and all financial implications of that expulsion will be absorbed by that individual. Teams should not underestimate our commitment to these policies.

Immunizations
All participants must have up-to-date Tetanus vaccines.
Participants should consult their personal physicians to ensure that they can do heavy manual labor for 7-9 hours per day.

Supplies

• Every leader MUST have a cellular phone, these phone numbers must be provided to Lagniappe
• Mosquito Repellent- THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED, 100%Deet is best. Also supposedly, vanilla body spray keeps biting gnats away.
• Sunscreen- SPF 50 suggested
• Hat/Bandana
• Snack foods (only 3 meals per day are provided)
• All toiletries
• Regular medications
• First Aid Kit for every 10 people including ibuprofen with supplies for blisters, stings, rashes, chaffing, and sprains
• Flashlights
• Rain poncho or rain gear for each team member
• Towels
• Pillow, twin bed sheets, blanket
  
• Work clothes- Carharts, scrubs, etc. Make certain you can layer your clothing and are prepared for the current weather conditions.
• Work boots/shoes. Shorts are acceptable.
• We suggest some type of comfortable shoes to wear at night- flip flops or something easy on/off. Closed toed shoes must be worn at each worksite.
• Flip flops/sandals for shower
  
  Hydration
• 5 gallon water cooler is REQUIRED for every 10 people. GATORADE powered mix if desired
• Bottled water if desired, however, local water is potable
• A personal water bottle for each person (optional)