U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief to Flood Victims at 84 Stores across the Southeast

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 19, 2026--

Six U-Haul ® Companies in the Southeast are making 84 centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida available to provide 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box ® container use to residents who have been impacted by severe flooding in recent days.

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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur dumped inches, and in some cases feet, of rain across coastal regions including metro New Orleans, Gulfport-Biloxi, and Mobile among many other areas. Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding and home and property damage in numerous communities.

Access to self-storage units and portable storage containers is vital to communities when recovering from natural disasters. U-Haul is ready to help anyone affected by the flooding who needs a dry, secure storage solution at no cost for one month.

The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability at participating locations. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at Company facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.

Please reference the list of participating companies below and the cities where centers are providing the disaster relief program. Visit any of the U-Haul-owned and -operated store locations in these cities or call the regional office nearest you to arrange 30 days of free storage.

U-Haul Co. of Southern Louisiana

Store locations (16): Gretna, Hammond, Harvey, Houma, Kenner, Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, Slidell

(504) 245-1282

U-Haul Co. of South Central Louisiana

Store locations (16): Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Leesville

(337) 313-0139

U-Haul Co. of Mississippi

Store locations (2): Biloxi, Gulfport

(601) 352-2602

U-Haul Co. of South Alabama (includes Florida stores)

Store locations (17): Elberta, Fort Walton Beach (Fla.), Milton (Fla.), Mobile, Panama City (Fla.), Panama City Beach (Fla.), Pensacola (Fla.), Robertsdale

(800) 633-6819

U-Haul Co. of Central Alabama

Store locations (16): Auburn, Birmingham, Dothan, Enterprise, Montgomery, Pelham, Prattville, Vestavia Hills

(205) 979-3013

U-Haul Co. of Northern Alabama

Store locations (17): Birmingham, Cottondale, Decatur, Florence, Fultondale, Gadsden, Guntersville, Huntsville, Madison, Oxford, Tuscaloosa

(256) 217-9696

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 204,800 trucks, 136,600 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,136,000 rentable storage units and 99 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from theApp StoreorGoogle Play.

U-Haul has 84 centers across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container use to people affected by the flooding brought about by Tropical Storm Arthur.

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — William Mouw had one of those brutal golf moments where a good shot produced a bad result, his approach on No. 16 hitting the flagstick and spinning back into a bunker.

Tied for second at the U.S. Open at the time, he ended up with a double-bogey 7 that quickly dropped him out of the top 10. Mouw recovered nicely with pars on his final two holes Friday to finish with his second straight round of even-par 70, and said afterward players sometimes have to accept bad breaks and keep fighting.

For those like Mouw, 25, that lesson didn't start at Shinnecock Hills. It began with surviving sectional qualifying just to make it there, and he was one of 43 players in the field who earned their way in on June 8. He needed to advance from a playoff in Canada where eight players were competing for three spots.

“I think it would have been obviously nice to not have to qualify, but it gives you an opportunity to compete and gain some momentum and confidence,” Mouw said. “I put up two good scores in Canada and made two very big putts on my 36th hole and the playoff hole to get in. It gave me a lot of confidence and carried it into this week.”

He was tied for 11th and joined by 21-year-old Ryder Cowan, who briefly held the lead in the first round and followed his 2-under 68 with a 72 Friday. Ben James and Max Greyserman, who both made it from the New York qualifier, shot 69s in the first round that had them in the top 10 when they started their second rounds, but they dropped back after James shot 72 and Greyserman 73.

Cowan, who will be a senior at Oklahoma, also had to deal with even more than 36 holes when his qualifier in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, required a three-man playoff for two spots.

“I mean, they call it the ‘Longest Day in Golf’ for a reason. It’s a long day, and you have like a week to prepare for the U.S. Open, maybe one of the most prestigious tournaments in golf," Cowan said. “It’s hard, because you come off of qualifying, you’re tired, you’re exhausted, and you don’t want to play.”

He remained in Florida and did play the next day, then flew home and took a day off to rest and recover.

Mouw missed the cut in his U.S. Open debut in 2022, a year after helping Pepperdine win the NCAA title. He turned pro in 2023 and won his first PGA Tour title last year at the ISCO Championship, when his 9-under 61 in the final round allowed him to make up a seven-shot deficit.

That got him a spot in this year's PGA Championship, where he made the cut, but his ranking wasn't high enough for an automatic entry into the U.S. Open. So he went out and earned one, and certainly showed a major championship mindset when he bounced back from his bad break.

“I would like to be under par, but I’m happy with two pars on the last two holes,” Mouw said. “Golf is a game of inches, and sometimes the breaks fall your way, sometimes they don’t. I’ve accepted that for today. I did get some good breaks today, too, so you can’t just look at the bad breaks. So I just took that.”

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Ryder Cowan reacts after missing a putt on the 10th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Friday, June 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

William Mouw hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Friday, June 19, 2026.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ryder Cowan reacts after missing a putt on the 13th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Friday, June 19, 2026.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

William Mouw hits from the bunker on the 13th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Friday, June 19, 2026.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)