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Lists Louisiana (Weber Publications) Includes a great deal of basic information, such as geography, legislature, flag, motto, bird, flower, motto, nickname, and so forth. Also has a link to the state capital, Baton Rouge. 10-00 Louisiana (Yahoo) Provides a list of cities with city guides. 11-01 Louisiana Schools on the Net (Yahoo) Provides schools on the Net by grade level, state, and then city. 11-01 News -08-28-06 Louisiana Coast Sinking and Slipping Slowly into the Gulf (MSNBC News) "A new report by scientists studying Louisiana’s sinking coast says the land here is not just sinking, it’s sliding ever so slowly into the Gulf of Mexico." 08-06 Papers Building a Maritime Ridge in Louisiana (USDA.gov) "The NRCS Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center (PMC) is working with the Barataria-Terrebourn National Estuary Program and the Greater Lafourche Port Commission to help reestablish a maritime-forest ridge and marshland that protect the southeast Louisiana coast and provide habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife." Editor's Note: Maritime ridges are believed to greatly reduce the effects of hurricanes on inland cities. 9-05 Federal Response Plan for Disasters (Sandia.gov) "The Federal Response Plan (FRP) outlines how the Federal Government implements the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, to assist State and local governments when a major disaster or emergency overwhelms their ability to respond effectively to save lives, protect public health, safety, and property; and restore their communities. The FRP describes the policies, planning assumptions, concept of operations, response and recovery actions, and responsibilities of 27 Federal departments and agencies, including the American Red Cross, that guide Federal operations following Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency." "The FRP has proved to be an effective framework for coordinating delivery of Federal disaster assistance to State and local governments. Since it was issued in 1992, Federal agencies have demonstrated that they can work together to achieve the common goal of efficient, timely, and consistent disaster response and recovery." 9-05 Louisiana Community Foundations (Foundation Center) Includes Baton Rouge Area Foundation, The Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier Foundation for the Mid South, and The Greater New Orleans Foundation. 10-02

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