Rebuilding & Restoration > Innovations & Education > Events >   Upcoming Events Ask us out! April 4 New Orleans. LSU AgCenter Rebuilding group and UNO-CHART will be at the Freret Street Festival with their Mobile Outreach Vehicle and lots of rebuilding information. April 5 New Orleans. LSU AgCenter Rebuilding group will bring their Mobile Outreach Vehicle and rebuilding information to the Spring Garden Show at the Botanic Gardens in City Park.  (more info) April 5 New Orleans. UNO-CHART will staff a display at the Bucket Brigade on St. John's Bayou. 10-6. April 8 New Orleans. UNO-CHART will bring the Rebuilding Information Station to Harrison Avenue Marketplace, Lakeview.  5-8 p.m.  (more info) April 11 New Orleans. UNO-CHART will bring their rebuilding information to the Sankofa Market, St. Claude at Caffin Street. Lower 9.  10-3.  (more info) April 14 New Iberia. LSU AgCenter and wood-industry partners offer 6-CEU Raised Floor Construction training for residential contractors. Hosted by Teche Area HBA. LHBA.org. Choose #8 April 18-19 Houma. 10-5.  LSU AgCenter Rebuilding group and "RaisedFloorLiving.com" will be exhibiting at the Terrebonne Home, Health and Outdoor show. Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center April 19 Baton Rouge. UNO-CHART will bring the Rebuilding Information Station to Harrison Avenue Marketplace, Lakeview.  5-8 p.m.  (more info) April 21 Baton Rouge. LSU AgCenter is offering a "Lead and Mold Safe Work Practices" workshop, at LaHouse (LSU Baton Rouge campus). Contact Diane Scimeca. April 29 Houma. LSU AgCenter and wood-industry partners offer 6-CEU Raised Floor Construction training for residential contractors. Hosted by Southeast Louisiana HBA. LHBA.org. Choose #12 April 30 Lake Charles. LSU AgCenter and wood-industry partners offer 6-CEU Raised Floor Construction training for residential contractors. Hosted by HBA of Southwest Louisiana. LHBA.org. Choose #5 Information Outlets Please visit us or pick up rebuilding information at these locations: The Rebuilding Information Station in New Orleans Parish offices of the LSU AgCenter/Extension Service across south Louisiana Louisiana House Home and Landscape Resource Center (LaHouse) The rebuilding seminars, workshops and presentations listed here provided at no charge thanks to support we receive from The Road Home program. Home shows and other events may charge admission. You can use the rebuilding@agcenter.lsu.edu e-mail address to request a rebuilding presentation for your group anywhere in the coastal Louisiana recovery area. Subjects range from hazard awareness to storm resistant and energy efficient construction and restoration, to preparing financially or elevating an existing home. Program lengths may vary from 15 minutes to 4 hours. We welcome the opportunity to bring our rebuilding information, displays, and educators - from the LSU AgCenter, UNO-CHART and Tulane City Center - to your fairs, shows, expos, conferences and other events. Ask us out! Community Rebuilding Expo - Calcasieu-Cameron This expo will help homeowners learn how to protect their homes from hurricanes and other storms. The event will provide information on the many options available for hurricane protection including retrofitting current structures for flood and wind resistance and energy efficiency. Cameron Parish home tour to feature Hurricane Ike ‘survivors’ May 17 Newly built-to-code houses that have already survived one hurricane will be featured in this year’s Cameron Parish Tour of Hurricane-resistant Homes.The tour will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 17. Houses featured in LSU AgCenter's 2009 Camerion Parish Tour of Hurricane-resistant Homes [Image: Savoie House] These houses will be featured in the 2009 LSU AgCenter Cameron Parish Tour of Hurricane Resistant Homes held May 17. Rebuilding Programs The LSU AgCenter rebuilding group and its partners in the Road Home rebuilding project offer a wide array of educational programs related to construction and natural hazard awareness. This page lists many of those program titles, and provides contact information for people wishing to request a program or presentation or ask for our participation in a community event or fair.  more articles... Community Rebuilding Expo - Vermilion Parish [Image: Expo Banner Graphic] Abbeville High School is the venue for a day of presentations and real-world demonstrations of sustainable rebuilding and flood damage prevention methods. Plan to come to Abbeville February 28th for formal presentations, information educational seminars and demonstrations, and visits with professionals involved in recovery and rebuilding. Coastal Construction Course for Design Professional This 2-day course will acquaint participants with FEMA’s Coastal Construction Manual and involve discussion of best practices for the design and construction of residential buildings built in coastal environments. Community Rebuilding and Flood Protection Expo [Image: Banner-flier] Lakeview, a coming-back community in Orleans parish - west of City Park and east of the 17th Street Canal, is the venue for an afternoon of presentations and real-world demonstrations of sustainable rebuilding and flood damage prevention. Plan to come to Lakeview Sunday, November 16th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. for formal workshops, information educational seminars around the neighborhood, and visits with professionals involved in rebuilding. Rebuilding Extravaganza The LSU AgCenter, Tulane University City Center and UNO CHART are bringing free workshops for anyone involved in building or rebuilding a house. The workshops will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. Foundation Design and Construction Workshop Course participants will gain a an appreciation of the need for prescriptive foundation design guidance, an understanding of how to use the guidance found in FEMA 550, and the benefits of using this guidance to design and regulate residential construction in the Gulf Coast area. Most suited for engineers and local building officials involved in residential construction. LSU AgCenter Brings Homebuilding Seminars to French Food Festival LSU AgCenter will offer a series of homebuilding seminars at this year’s French Food Festival Oct. 25-26. September Mini Seminars at Rebuilding Information Station Homeowners will get information on how to rebuild their homes to better stand up to hurricanes at a series of mini-seminars scheduled for the Rebuilding Information Station in September. August Mini-Seminars at Rebuilding Information Station Homeowners will get information on how to rebuild their homes to better stand up to hurricanes at a series of mini-seminars scheduled for the Rebuilding Information Station in August. LSU AgCenter Announces Opening of Rebuilding Information Station The LSU AgCenter, in conjunction with the University of New Orleans’ Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology (UNO_CHART), Tulane City Center and Louisiana Office of Community Development’s Road Home program, is hosting an open house for the Rebuilding Information Station (RIS) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 26.