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Farrell Trahan of Cut Off spent at least 20 minutes at the gas pumps in Abbeville filling up at least 300 gallons of gas to bring to Cut Off, his home town.

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Farrell Trahan of Cut Off was filling at least 10 red gas cans, along with 5 white gallon buckets with gas at a gas station in Abbeville on Wednesday morning. He was taking the gas back to Cut Off to help families keep their generators running.

Helping their community

Cut Off family staying in Abbeville and spending days hauling fuel to hometown

In Cut Off, Grand Isle, Raceland, and the Houma areas, gas is being called “Liquid Gold.”
Farrell Trahan, a resident from Cut Off (located south of New Orleans), was in Abbeville filling up 300 gallons of gas to transport to his hometown of Cut Off. Trahan and his wife have been living with Abbeville friends Ricky Dupree for the last week because their home suffered wind damage and there is no electricity in Cut Off. Because there is no electricity, there are no gas stations open to supply gas to keep generators operating.
Instead of twiddling their thumbs, wondering what they are going to do while they sit in a cold house surrounded by friends in Abbeville, they decided to help their neighbors in Cut Off, who are not as lucky as they are.
Trahan noticed that gas was easier to find in Vermilion Parish than it was in Cut Off. So, he and his wife have been loading up gas cans and hauling them to Cut Off to help. It began as a small operation and has now turned into a huge operation.
On Wednesday, the Trahans pumped 300 gallons of gas, costing around $600, in small gas cans, five-gallon buckets, and three 55 gallon drums at an Abbeville convenience store.
It took him longer than 20 minutes to pump that much fuel.
“I am doing it to help my community,” said Trahan. “I know what it is like to be without electricity, water or sewer.
“What is needed now the most is gas. We have plenty of water and food. But gas is in short supply. So more and more people are asking me to get fuel for them.”
The trip to Cut Off from Abbeville takes the Trahans 12 hours by the time they unload the fuel and drive back. Trahan said he and his wife are drained the next day, so they spend the day resting.
They wake up after a days rest and begin the search for gas in Acadiana.
“I am going to keep doing it until the gas stations are up and running. I am helping family, friends and the community I was raised in,” he said.
Those who want to help Trahan by supplying empty or full gas cans can contact him at 1-985-258-1683.

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