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      <title>Preparing Your Family For a Flood</title>
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      <title>Preparing Your Home For a Flood</title>
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      <title>Preventing Mildew and Decay</title>
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      <title>Family Disaster Plan</title>
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      <title>Preparing a Child's Evacuation To-Go Kit</title>
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      <title>There's a Hurricane Forming...</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2005 22:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>There's a Hurricane Forming...</title>
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      <title>River Stages and Forecasts</title>
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      <title>River Stages and Forecasts</title>
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      <title>Hire an Arborist for Residential Tree Needs</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:55:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Preparing Volunteers to Respond to a Disaster</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 03:48:56 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>Cleaning Carpets and Floors After a Storm or Flood</title>
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      <dc:creator>CReichel@agcenter.lsu.edu (Claudette H. Reichel)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Preparing for Hurricanes - Seasonal and Last-minute Steps</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2005 17:41:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You can reduce your expected damage from hurricanes by taking some steps to prepare. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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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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      <title>Homeowners Share Insurance Lessons Learned the Hard Way</title>
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      <title>Disaster Recovery: Filing Insurance Claims</title>
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      <title>Hurricane Katrina Photo Gallery</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[AgCenter employees pitch in at the Baton Rouge River Center, which is housing 6,000 refugees from Hurricane Katrina. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Experts Warn Against Spreading Termites After Storms</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:32:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>DRing@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dennis R. Ring)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Disaster Recovery: Beware of Frauds and Scams</title>
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      <dc:creator>JTucker@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeanette A. Tucker)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Termite Research To Continue In New Orleans French Quarter</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>DRing@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dennis R. Ring)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Slime Mold ‘Sinister,’ But Not Harmful To Lawn</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:23:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>DFerrin@agcenter.lsu.edu (DFerrin)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Planning Volunteer Efforts</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>JFox@agcenter.lsu.edu (Janet E. Fox)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Chainsaw Safety</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:58:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>CDeHoop@agcenter.lsu.edu (Cornelis F. De Hoop)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Be On Lookout For Fire Ants In Areas Where Flooding Occurred</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:24:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Fire ants can be a serious problem after hurricanes – particularly in flooded areas, according to experts with the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DPollet@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dale K. Pollet)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Dealing With Saltwater Intrusion in Pastures and Hayfields</title>
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      <dc:creator>ETwidwell@agcenter.lsu.edu (Edward K. Twidwell)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Saffir-Simpson Scale</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 23:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hurricanes are divided into five categories to help recognize the threat they pose to structures and inhabitants of coastal and inland areas. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2012 Hurricane Isaac</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 23:12:14 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>Emotional Recovery Part Of Disaster Aftermath</title>
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      <dc:creator>DSasser@agcenter.lsu.edu (Diane Sasser)</dc:creator>
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      <title>USDA-FSA Disaster Assistance Page</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:20:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu (Michael Salassi)</dc:creator>
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      <title>For Professionals</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[LInks to floodplain and emergency professionals and their associations, and links to resources for those professionals. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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      <title>After A Disaster</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ohio State Students Among Those Helping In Recovery Efforts; LSU AgCenter Working With Variety Of Volunteers</title>
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      <title>Louisiana 4-H’ers Reach Out To Evacuees</title>
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      <title>Flood Insurance Provides Coverage for Emergency Protective Measures</title>
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      <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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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Navigating Post-Disaster Mortgage Issues</title>
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      <title>Insect Problems Follow Floods</title>
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      <title>Don't Overdo Strenuous Activity in Hot, Humid Weather</title>
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      <dc:creator>HRoy@agcenter.lsu.edu (Heli J. Roy)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Wet Floodproofing</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The phrase “wet floodproofing” may sound like a contradiction, but it is the label used to refer to a collection of methods intended to reduce damage to a building when flooding occurs. This publication explains how wet floodproofing lets water into the building but protects the structure, contents and building systems independently. (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Using Sandbags for Flood Protection</title>
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      <title>A South Louisiana Guide to Living with Hurricanes</title>
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      <title>Managing on a Suddenly Reduced Income</title>
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      <title>Restoring Flood-Damaged Books and Papers</title>
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      <title>Good news about your homeowner's insurance policy</title>
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      <title>Your Rights as a Tenant</title>
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      <title>What’s A 3-Day Food Supply?</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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      <title>Using interactive maps to find ground elevation</title>
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      <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>Post Hurricane Lawn Establishment</title>
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      <title>Be Ready If You Need To ‘Grab And Go’; Pack ‘Evacuation Box’ Now</title>
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      <dc:creator>JTucker@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeanette A. Tucker)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Stock Up On Hurricane Supplies Now</title>
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      <title>Not A Good Time To Replant A Lawn, Regardless Of Hurricanes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you rent or lease an apartment, house or business building and the structure is damaged in a natural disaster, read your lease carefully to determine what you need to do regarding damages, terminating the lease, securing temporary housing and other matters, advises LSU AgCenter family economics professor Dr. Ann Berry. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Surprise! Homeowner's Insurance Policy Offers Good News After A Disaster</title>
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      <title>Don’t Forget To Help Those Who Volunteer</title>
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      <title>Back to School is not the end of Hurricane Season</title>
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      <title>Beware of Frauds and Scams</title>
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      <dc:creator>JTucker@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeanette A. Tucker)</dc:creator>
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      <title>After the Storm</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A report that  illustrates the LSU AgCenter's response to the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>How does the fact that Louisiana floods affect you?</title>
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      <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rivers and the Weather - Conditions and Forecast</title>
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      <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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      <title>Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Experts Teach Chainsaw Safety</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana residents can learn how to operate chainsaws more safely through workshops offered by the LSU AgCenter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Marsh Maneuvers Participants See Devastation Along Coast</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[LSU AgCenter coastal resources agent Mark Shirley had hoped to bring a group of students back to a plot near Holly Beach where they had planted marsh grass during the 4-H Marsh Maneuvers program in July. But, after driving for several miles on La. 82 between Holly Beach and Johnson’s Bayou last weekend, Shirley gave up on his hope to find the transplanted grass, which apparently fell victim to Hurricane Rita’s wrath. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Take Precautions For Mosquitoes After Storms</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:52:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Shelter - Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center 1</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Camp Grant Walker is one of the shelters for people seeking refuge from Hurricane Katrina. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Expert Offers Tips For Renting Lawn And Garden Equipment</title>
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      <dc:creator>DParish@agcenter.lsu.edu (DParish)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Testing Your Well Water for Safety</title>
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