Four Local Workshops Help Make Homes More Hurricane Resistant 

Release Date: January 28, 2006
Release Number: 1603-312

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana residents will benefit from workshops to be held in Crowley , Iowa , Jennings and Sulphur . 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 experts, 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.2-4, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m.  

FEB. 5-7, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 Stine Lumber Co.
1907 S. Ruth St .
Sulphur , La.

Stine Lumber Company
235 Oddfellows Rd.
Sulphur , La.

 Stine Lumber Co.
101 W. Highway 90
Iowa , La.

 Stine Lumber Co.
919 N. Lake Arthur Ave.
Crowley , La.

Slideshows at:
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m .

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 prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.

Last Modified: Monday, 30-Jan-2006 09:30:19