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Family discussion about flood
Preparing Your Family For a Flood
Talk with your family about any impending disaster. Family support and preparation can be key to successful readiness and future recovery.
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LaHouse-Home and Landscape Resource Center
A research-based showcase of solutions and educational programs to help you shape the future with homes that offer MORE benefits with LESS ....
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LaHouse Facility Rental
LaHouse welcomes your next meeting or event AND LaHouse offers LSU Tiger football and baseball season parking passes.
Flood Hazards in Louisiana
Louisiana floods - from excess rain and poor drainage; from overflow of rivers, streams and bayous; from drainage channels backing-up; from storm surge; from levee failures.
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Mold Removal Guidelines for Your Flooded Home
A flood-damaged home needs special care to remove mold safely and effectively. Mold begins to grow on materials that stay wet longer than two or three days. The longer mold grows, the greater the health hazard it is and the harder it is to control. (PDF Format Only)
Flooded home
Preparing Your Home For a Flood
Your home is one of the largest financial and emotional investments you are likely to make. Advanced planning and preparation can reduce flood damage to your home and belongings in times of disaster.
NFIP Claims and Levees: What you need to know
Flood Insurance and Levees
FEMA released a Levees Brochure during the Spring 2011 Floods, explaining NFIP coverage behind levees, for protective measures and the waiting period. This page is copied directly from that brochure and includes a PDF of the original document as an attachment.
Reading to baby
Why is Literacy Important?
This article describes the importance of reading to your baby and child.
My House Family
My House, My Home
Whenever you build, remodel or buy a home, you have the power of choice. Use this science-based guide to take control of your investment and enjoy a high-performance home that offers so much more than shelter and style alone.
Prepare an evacuation to-go kit for your child
(Distributed 08/29/08) Adults are urged to assemble a “grab-and-go” box of important papers in case of a hurricane evacuation. How about making a “to-go kit” for your child? Assembling a few treasured items can help your child in times of disaster, according to LSU AgCenter family development professor Dr. Rebecca White.
Manage post-hurricane stress
(Distributed 09/07/08) You probably can’t avoid the stress coming in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, but you can manage it, says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White.
cut-away showing hurricane connectors in MBR closet family shelter
LaHouse Summer Saturday Open House
LaHouse opens it doors to the public on one Saturday per season.
Arborist Dave Leonard uses and air knife to remedy soil compaction under a live oak tree in New Orleans.
Hire an Arborist for Residential Tree Needs
Sound stewardship of urban and community trees includes employing the services of arborists to help maintain their health and vitality. This article provides the homeowner tips on finding and hiring a tree care professional for your residential tree care needs.
Upcoming LaHouse Seminars and Events
Check out LaHouse seminars and events -- Lead Certified Renovator Training, Mold Control Training, other best building practice seminars, seasonal Saturday Open House events and more.
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LaHouse Storm Shelter
Construction components of the low-cost, impact-resistant storm shelter exhibited by the LaHouse master bedroom closet.
Termite Treatments
Information on different methods and techniques for dealing with and preventing termites. The goal of termite Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is to prevent or stop injury caused by termites. There are several options for treating an existing structure for termites.
Preparing Volunteers to Respond to a Disaster
Whenever a disaster strikes, volunteers are often the first to respond. Because the needs vary with each disaster, volunteers must be flexible in responding to a disaster. This document helps prepare volunteers to work with disaster victims as well as meet the needs that arise as a result of the disaster.
Formosan Subterranean Temite Damage and Detection
Formosan Subterranean Termite Damage and Detection
Most people are aware of the damage fire and severe weather can do to their homes, but many overlook the threat of termites. Photos of termite damage and signs of termite infestation are included in this publication, which covers Formosan subterranean termites and other subterranean termites.
Recovery and Rebuilding Online Info
2013 Hurricanes
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.
moldy home
Mold Control and Remediation Training
24-hour course provides information, building science insights and methods for safe and effective mold removal and control in buildings.
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