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Local Workshops Help Make Homes More Hurricane Resistant


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February 23, 2006, BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana residents will benefit from workshops to be held in East Baton Rouge and Opelousas. These workshops are designed to protect homes against future hurricanes and are offered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in partnership with home improvement centers. Building techniques to make homes more hurricane resistant will be discussed.

“These workshops, led by FEMA mitigation specialists, will discuss the two critical areas of wind and flood hazards,” said Scott Wells, the federal coordinating officer. “Everyone is invited and we urge everyone to attend, including homeowners, building contractors and architects.”

Workshops will be held:

FEB. 26-28, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Home Depot
5604 I-49 N. Frontage Rd.
Opelousas, La.
Slideshows at:
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

FEB. 26-28, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Lowe’s
9460 Cortana
East Baton Rouge, La.
Slideshows at:
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

MAR. 2-4, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Lowe’s
10303 South Mall Dr
East Baton Rouge, La.
Slideshows at:
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

MAR. 2-4, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Home Depot
6600 Main Street
East Baton Rouge, La.
Slideshows at:
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

Home ownership will continue to be the largest lifetime investment for residents. Rebuilding properly with the best technical guidance and using tested techniques will assure that homes will be fortified against and more resistant to hurricane forces.

FEMA manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.

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