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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Floods &amp; Hurricanes</title>
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      <title>Flood Insurance and Levees</title>
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      <title>River Stages and Forecasts</title>
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      <title>2012 Spring Floods</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spring floods came early to Louisiana with a mid-March record rainfall in Acadiana. This site directs you to information you can use to understand how predicted flood levels may impact you, how you can reduce flood damage and how you can recover and rebuild once the floodwaters recede. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The LSUAgCenter Flood Maps portal displays Flood Insurance Rate Maps, used for rating flood insurance and as a basis for regulating development in identified flood hazard areas. The portal can be useful in estimating your risk when flooding is anticipated. This page tells you how and explains what you can and cannot do with the information provided on the portal. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Using interactive maps to find ground elevation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the flood crest moved down the Mississippi River and as hurricane rain and surge threatens Louisiana many people want to compare their ground elevation to a predicted flood crest at their property. This page gives detailed instructions for using the two LSU AgCenter interactive mapping systems to assess flood risk. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2011 Hurricane Season</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana faces serious flood threats during tropical storms and hurricanes from a combination of surge and inland rain. This site directs you to information you can use to understand how predicted flood levels may impact you, how you can reduce flood damage and how you can recover and rebuild once the floodwaters recede. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2011 Spring Flood Alert!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:52:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana is facing serious flood threats, primarily on the Mississippi River but affecting many streams that flow to and from it. As the flood crest moves down the Mississippi River, levees are being challenged, spillways are  being opened, and people are evacuating. This site directs you to information you can use to understand how predicted flood levels may impact you, how you can reduce flood damage and how you can recover and rebuild once the floodwaters recede. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>A South Louisiana Guide to Living with Hurricanes</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:47:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and parish emergency managers have emergency response plans to help residents survive hurricanes. They can help you, but remember... the person most responsible for your safety and well-being is YOU! - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Flood Insurance Provides Coverage for Emergency Protective Measures</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The flood insurance policy provides limited coverage for expenses you incur trying to protect insured property from flood damage. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Homeowners Share Insurance Lessons Learned the Hard Way</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Homeowners have shared with Extension some of the common misconceptions about flood insurance that caused them to suffer financial losses greater than they expected. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Emergency Protection from Rising Water</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>After A Disaster</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Aftera Disaster  - Lesson Plan for youth   Educators sometimes feel unprepared when new students arrive as a result of disaster they experience, and current students sometimes have difficulty feeling empathy for the new transfer students. This lesson plan can be used with groups of youth in junior high and high school who need guidance in dealing with a change in their social environment, i.e., their school, following a disaster or even after positive changes in their life situation. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Are you ready for a hurricane?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 16:29:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Attention is focused on floods right now with the rising Mississippi River. But hurricane season is right around the corner, officially starting on June 1. NOAA forecasts 12 to 18 named storms, and six to 10 could become hurricanes with winds 74 mph and more. Are you ready for a hurricane? - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>LBenedict@agcenter.lsu.edu (Linda F. Benedict)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rivers and the Weather - Conditions and Forecast</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:31:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This page will connect you with hurricane, weather and stream data resources for Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research &amp; Extension</title>
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