Health Department Issues Comprehensive List of Water Systems Under Boil...
Baton Rouge: The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals’ Safe Drinking Water Program issued its most comprehensive water system boil advisory list following Hurricane Isaac. Major storm events...
View ArticleTermite barriers washed away by Hurricane Isaac
Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., is urging builders and homeowners to take steps to prevent the spread of termites as they rebuild and remodel after Hurricane...
View ArticleWhat is a boll weevil?
The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) is a cotton insect indigenous to Mexico that entered the United States into Texas in 1892. By the early 1920′s this insect had migrated through the cotton...
View ArticleProgram to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety
LSU to Host Celebration Day for Safe Routes Participants at Buchanan Elementary School BATON ROUGE – The School of Kinesiology in the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education will host a Safe...
View ArticleTips for vehicle crime prevention
Commissioner Donelon and LATIFPA are offering motorists the following additional tips for vehicle crime prevention: Remove your keys from the ignition upon leaving the vehicle and never leave your...
View ArticlePlan for pets in cases of emergency
If you are like millions of animal owners nationwide, your pet is an important member of your household. Unfortunately, animals are also affected by disaster. The likelihood that you and your animals...
View ArticleTORNADO: Personal preparedness limits risk and anxiety
Shelter-in-place safest plan during tornado warnings Public advised against traveling to shelters Shelter-in-place: that’s the recommendation of Oklahoma City Emergency Management whose advice to...
View ArticleSigns of a Tornado
Strong, persistent rotation in the cloud base. Whirling dust and or debris on ground underneath cloud base. Tornadoes do not always have visible funnels – can be rain wrapped. Hail or heavy rain...
View ArticleNOAA’s latest mobile app provides free nautical charts for recreational boating
MyNOAACharts, a mobile app beta test for Android tablets, can easily integrate the user’s location, the nautical chart, and all the navigational information from the U.S. Coast Pilot. Download here...
View ArticleWhat are ISO 9001 Standards?
ISO 9001 The ISO 9001 Standards are Quality Management System standards businesses use to assure that their operations are efficient, effective and standardized. Source:...
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