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[Image: Map-Lakeview-Harrison-Bank]Community Rebuilding and Flood Protection Expo - Lakeview
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.
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.
Hurricane-Resistant Home Improvement Seminars
The LSU AgCenter offers hurricane-resistant home improvement seminars for people who wish to build or restore their homes to make them more resistant to storm and flood damage. This video gives a brief description of material covered in the full 2-hour package. Long and short seminars and trainings can be scheduled on these topics to meet the needs of your group. For more information, e-mail rebuilding@agcenter.lsu.edu .
LSU AgCenter's LaHouse Holding 'Hurricane Resistance Days'
The LSU AgCenter will hold Hurricane Resistance Days at its LaHouse model home site June 14-17.
[Image: Pat tour photo]Cameron Parish Residents and LSU AgCenter Agents Share Construction Knowledge
Construction techniques used by Cameron Parish residents rebuilding their homes will be featured during a tour of homes on September 23, 2007, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Hurricane Resistance Days at LaHouse
Come to Hurricane Resistance Days at LaHouse from June 14-17, 2007. Tour LaHouse and hear short presentations on topics ranging from flood maps, flood insurance and storm-surge modeling, to choosing and working with a contractor, to making your home more flood, wind and water resistant.
Hurricane Resistances Days - Daily Schedules
During Hurricane Resistance Days at LaHouse, there will be tours and presentations.
Financial Fitness Expo
Come out and bring your family and friends to hear and see the featured speakers and exhibitors, including: bankers, credit unions, United Way, insurance experts, mortgage companies, Fannie Mae, Finance Authority of New Orleans, city officials, Road Home Advisors & FEMA Mitigation & Rental staff will be onsite to provide assistance.
[Image: Savoie House]Houses featured in LSU AgCenter's 2009 Camerion Parish Tour of Hurricane-resistant Homes
These houses will be featured in the 2009 LSU AgCenter Cameron Parish Tour of Hurricane Resistant Homes held May 17.
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.
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.
Learn how to use flood maps to predict storm surge at Iberia Parish seminars
The LSU AgCenter has scheduled seminars at the Iberia Parish library branch locations help people predict storm surges from hurricanes using flood maps.
LSU AgCenter Announces Vermilion Parish Community Rebuilding and Flood Protection Expo
The LSU AgCenter’s Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Unit joins the Vermilion Parish Police Jury to bring a free Community Rebuilding and Flood Protection Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 28 at Abbeville High School.
October Mini Seminars
List of mini seminars scheduled to be held at the Rebuilding Information Station in October.
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.
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.
Mid-day horticulture programs slated
Homeowners can learn how to revitalize their lawns and gardens by attending these horticulture programs.
September Mini-Seminars at Rebuilding Information Station
A series of mini-seminars has been scheduled for September at the Rebuilding Information Station (RIS) in New Orleans.
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.
[Image: Expo Banner Graphic]Community Rebuilding Expo - Vermilion Parish
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.
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