Home > Family & Home > Home > LaHouse > Seminars & Events > Hurricanes, Homes and Yards at LaHouse (6.13.09) [Image: Hurricanes, Homes and Yards] Learn to live safer and more comfortable during hurricane season. Join us at LaHouse on Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for discussions and demonstrations on living with hurricanes in Louisiana. Monthly Horticulture Lunch and Learn (June-Sept. 2009) Join us at LaHouse for an hour packed with beneficial landscaping tips and techniques.Each Friday seminar will be noon to 1 p.m. at LaHouse.June 12--Louisiana Irises (Claire Fontenot)July 10--Bog Area Plants (Dan Gill)August 7--Butterfly Gardens (Allen Owings)September 11--Herb Gardens (John Young) Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Course (June 2-3, Baton Rouge) If you visit homes to provide health or inspection services of any type, you will benefit from the Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Course. The training will help you understand the connection between health and housing and how to take a holistic approach to identify and resolve problems, which threaten the health and well-being of residents. Workshop: Energy Efficient High Performance New Homes Learn how to duplicate results achieved in U.S. Dept. of Energy's Building America ProgramGulf Region High Performance Affordable Demonstration Homes projects. Learn more about the upcoming Covington, La.Energy Efficient High Performance New Homes workshop athttp://www.regonline.com/HPhomesCov  more articles... Lead and Mold Safe Work Practices (New Orleans Area) Many homes built before 1978 contain lead-based paint. It is important that renovation, remodeling and repair activities use methods that reduce and control dust and debris created during work. Even a small amount of dust can pose a serious health risk to children, families and the workers themselves. You can help prevent childhood lead poisoning by learning to work lead safe. Attendees will learn skills to safely renovate older housing and prevent childhood lead poisoning. Participants