Home > Family & Home > Hazards and Threats > Hazards in Louisiana > Disaster Information Resources Series [Image: Disaster Information Resources] These publications are designed to help Louisiana residents recover from floods, storms, extended power outages and other stressful, dangerous events. Saffir-Simpson Scale Hurricanes are divided into five categories to help recognize the threat they pose to structures and inhabitants of coastal and inland areas. 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. How does the fact that Louisiana floods affect you? Flooding affects everyone in Louisiana, if for no other reason than the reality that management of flood risk and response to flood events consumes public resources (tax dollars).