| [Image: Extreme Weather Information Sheet Southeast]NOAA Extreme Weather 2009 Information Sheet A collection of phone numbers for Louisiana state agencies, parish emergency management and law enforcement offices in the southern parishes, and national disaster information centers. |
| Have The Right Answers Before Storm; Take ‘Hurricane Quiz’ Now This game of 20 questions can help you determine whether you and your family will be prepared if a hurricane comes your way, according to LSU AgCenter experts. |
| Disaster Wallet Card If an evacuation or other emergency separates family and friends, you’ll want to find each other. Fill out a card for each close friend and relative. Carry it with you wherever you go. |
| Stock Up On Hurricane Supplies Now With this year’s hurricane season starting, LSU AgCenter experts say stocking up on supplies now makes sense. |
| Help Children Prepare Before Storm Approaches; Talk To Them Early Don’t wait until a storm is approaching to talk to your children about hurricanes. Everyone will be able to cope better if you get children involved in your plans and preparations. |
| What’s A 3-Day Food Supply? Most disaster checklists include recommendations to keep a three-day food supply on hand for each person, but just exactly what does that mean? LSU AgCenter nutritionist Dr. Beth Reames has some of the answers. |
| [Image: LaHouseMay08]Are you ready for a hurricane? There's a hurricane forming. It's time to pull out your family disaster plan. What's that? You don't have one? See how many of these questions you can answer with a "yes." |
| Be Ready If You Need To ‘Grab And Go’; Pack ‘Evacuation Box’ Now You may not be able to prevent hurricanes and storms that interrupt your routine or destroy your home, but you can make plans to keep them from disrupting everything, according to LSU AgCenter family economist Dr. Jeanette Tucker. |
| Sample Menu for a Three-day Food Supply This will give you an idea of what a three-day supply of shelf-stable foods (for one person) may look like. |
| Shelf-stable Foods and MyPyramid The Amount Of Food You Need Depends On Your Age, Gender, Physical Condition And Activity Level. The General Nutrition Guidelines For A 3-Day Supply, Shown In The Table Below, Are Based On The Food Guide Pyramid. |
| Minimize Consequences Of Disasters By Having Right Answers Now If you don’t have the right answers to this hurricane quiz, you may be flirting with disaster for your home or your family, cautions LSU AgCenter housing specialist Dr. Claudette Reichel. |
| Prepare an evacuation to-go kit for your child (Distributed 08/29/08) Adults are urged to assemble a “grab-and-go” box of important papers in case of a hurricane evacuation. How about making a “to-go kit” for your child? Assembling a few treasured items can help your child in times of disaster, according to LSU AgCenter family development professor Dr. Rebecca White. |
| [Image: Disaster Information Resources]Disaster Information Resources Series These publications are designed to help Louisiana residents recover from floods, storms, extended power outages and other stressful, dangerous events. |
| Protect Your Boat During Hurricane Season You need to take some precautions during hurricane season if you have a boat moored, docked or stored in a recreational harbor along the Gulf Coast, an LSU AgCenter expert says. |
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