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      <title>Sustainably Integrated Design: URBANbuild 3 House</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:44:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Returning to Sere Street in New Orleans</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:57:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This article covers the history to date of one homeowners' experience through Hurricane Katrina and the decision to rebuild - and rebuild 'green' - her home in Gentilly.  This series will follow the reconstruction of her home to completion, detailing both challenges and successes experienced through the process. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Reinforced House Withstands Storms</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:48:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(TV News For 11/21/05) Added safety measures can make a difference on a home when a storm threatens. The proof stands on a corner lot in a development in Plaquemines Parish. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Added Strength Equals Added Insulation For Home</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:45:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Neighbors nicknamed Warren Lawrence’s home in Plaquemines Parish Fort St. Lawrence. Lawrence added special features to his home such as walls constructed of insulated concrete form. His home is outside of levee protection and vulnerable to storms. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>The Green Project - Recycling Building Materials, Art Supplies and More</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Green Project is a nonprofit organization located in New Orleans that salvages, collects, and recycles building materials.  Materials in usuable condition are then re-sold to the public at a fraction of retail costs.  The Green Project also provides a recycling center for the public and takes cardboard, paper, aluminum cans, and household electronic waste. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>New Homes for New Orleans Area Musicians and Residents</title>
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          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[New Orleans area musicians and residents are coming back to the city and living in new houses being built by the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Elevating and Utilizing Smart Building Practices Helps Slidell House Survive Katrina</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Everett and Carol Brugier’s house in Pirates Cove in Slidell suffered only minor damage after Hurricane Katrina Struck, thanks to several special hurricane-resistant features built into it. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Elevated House Defeats Katrina Floods</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Residents between Lake Borgne and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet are aware of the potentially disastrous weather they face during the Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 through Nov. 30 each year. St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack Stephens built his home to withstand the flooding and high winds of the fiercest hurricane he could imagine. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Guarding Against Disaster Aid Fraud</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[Making false statements to a FEMA inspector is a prosecutable offense under Title 18 of the United States Code. Potential cases of fraud or misuse are referred to the U.S. Justice Department for prosecution. Penalties for felony offenses can be severe. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>DAttaway@agcenter.lsu.edu (Denise Attaway)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Avoid Being A Victim Of Contractor Fraud</title>
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          <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and the Louisiana Attorney General are offering advice to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on how to avoid unscrupulous contractors and people posing as contractors. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>DAttaway@agcenter.lsu.edu (Denise Attaway)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Listing of Illegal or Unlawful Contractors</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 16:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Statistics show that at least 70% of all construction work permits issued in the state of Louisiana by local building officials for residential construction activities are being issued to homeowners who then hire illegal or unlawful contractors to perform the work on their personal property. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Be Cautious When Giving to Charities</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 19:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Be cautious when giving to charities collecting for the recent disaster. Verify that the charity is legitimate before making a donation. Any charitable organization that solicits money from the public must be registered. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>JTucker@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeanette A. Tucker)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Avoid High-Cost Predatory Home Loan Traps</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 19:34:57 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Some unscrupulous lenders are using misinformation and high-pressure tactics to prey on vulnerable homeowners. There is no clear-cut definition of a predatory loan, but most experts agree this type of loan is the result of a lender misleading, tricking and sometimes coercing someone into taking out a home loan at excessive costs and without regard to the homeowner’s ability to repay. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>JTucker@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jeanette A. Tucker)</dc:creator>
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          <title>The Milne Street House</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[The Mayne's house in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans had never flooded before and they did not anticipate any problems as Hurricane Katrina approached Louisiana in late summer 2005. Rather than trying to clean and repair the old house, they knew they had to build new. The new house is engineered and built to withstand 130 mph winds and only water resistant materials are used beneath the elevated living space. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>ETomlinson@agcenter.lsu.edu (Elizabeth Tomlinson)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Scams and Success Stories</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:12:03 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Track the progress of reconstruction in Katrina and Rita recovery, learn about the successful projects of you Louisiana neighbors, become more aware of fraudulent activities and scams. Tell us about successes and scams that should be shared with others involved in rebuilding a safer ,stronger, smarter 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>Avoiding Scams</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:24:09 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Be on guard for people trying to take advantage of you or the situation. Here are a few things to be wary of. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Anchoring Code Defends Manufactured Home from Katrina's Winds</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:19:49 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[David and Laquetta Passman moved their manufactured home from Enon to Franklinton during the winter of 2002. The relocation required the Passmans to come into compliance with new building codes, which mandated stringent anchoring standards intended to protect manufactured homes from high velocity wind forces. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Rebuilding the Family Home</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[This article tells the story of how one Lakeview homeowner rebuilt his family home after the original was damaged in Hurricane Katrina.  The homeowner first built a townhome duplex to live in while he planned and built his permanent home.  In doing so, the homeowner learned valuable lessons from the first construction project.  This enabled him to see what worked best and what he would change in building his new home. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>ETomlinson@agcenter.lsu.edu (Elizabeth Tomlinson)</dc:creator>
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          <description><![CDATA[This article details the story of Susan Neely'sexperience with Katrina and its aftermath. It describes her return home, subsequent healing, and decision to build her house.  As an architect, Susan designed and built her house and assumed the role of general contractor.  The article informs the reader about the choices she made and techniques she used to build her sustainable house. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <description><![CDATA[This article tells the story of one Gentilly family's experience in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, including the process of elevating their existing-but-damaged home.  Along the way the neighbors of the family help each other, and a strong community bond develops. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:24:52 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[When Craig Lee began planning the construction of his Vermilion Parish home, he learned he would be required to elevate his new house more than 8 feet above grade in order to receive a building permit. He did not understand the parish’s requirement to elevate because his brother’s house was on-grade, on the same piece of land, and in 25 years had never flooded. In September 2005, Hurricane Rita provided the unfortunate answer to his question. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Simple Retrofit Prevents Structural Damage</title>
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          <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:24:21 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Flood vents are specifically designed to open during flooding to allow the free flow of water through the structure. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Cameron Parish Houses Stand Up to Hurricane Ike</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:40:49 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike hit the Louisiana/Texas coast as a Category 2 storm. The storm surge brought devastation to lower Cameron Parish. Although the surge wasn’t nearly as powerful as it was with Hurricane Rita in 2005, which almost completely devastated Cameron Parish, Ike caused the water level to rise slowly and damage surrounding homes, businesses, pastures, and such.But some homeowners were ready when the latest storm hit. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>DZaunbrecher@agcenter.lsu.edu (Dusty Zaunbrecher)</dc:creator>
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          <title>Cameron Parish Houses Built to Withstand Hurricanes</title>
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          <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:22:56 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Photos of Byron "Goose" and Carla Richard, and Margaret Jones's houses after Hurricane Ike. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <title>Building Code Protects Louisiana Town</title>
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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Stringent building regulations that promote proper flood mitigation may have helped save Mandeville resident’s homes during Hurricane Katrina. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>PSkinner@agcenter.lsu.edu (Patricia Skinner)</dc:creator>
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          <title>New Cameron Parish House Built Flood-Proof</title>
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          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:35:07 GMT</pubDate>
          <description><![CDATA[Hurricane Rita leveled Thompson “Thomp” and Karen McCall’s Cameron Parish home. So, when they built their new home, they built it safer, stronger and smarter. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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          <dc:creator>DAttaway@agcenter.lsu.edu (Denise Attaway)</dc:creator>
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