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Supplies eligible for Louisiana's Tax Free Holiday
WGNO NewsLouisiana’s tax-free holiday starts Saturday. The tax-free holiday allows residents to purchase up to $1,500 of disaster preparedness goods free from the 4% state sales tax. Although the state sales tax is waived during the two day holiday, local...Tags: Weather, Entertainment, Holidays, AAA, Automotive Equipment
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Food Banks Prepare for Hurricane Season
WGNO NewsIn a matter of hours, volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank will have packed 1,200 disaster response kits. Macy's operations manager John Weiss says, "The team that I'm working with right now, we've packed about 10 pallets so far and it's about 50...Tags: Natural Disasters, Charity, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes
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MaxPro Windows
NOLA MarketplaceAbout MaxPro Windows: - Tested, Approved, and Certified Hurricane Impact Window - Security: Helps Keep the Burglars Out! - Noise Reduction - Blocks out 99% of the Sun’s Harmful UV Rays - No More Fading Wood Floors, Wood Furniture or Draperies -...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes
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Say Goodbye To Useless Hurricane Predictions, Hello To Hurricanes!
In a surprise announcement that is sure to finally give Aaron Broussard some competition for front page space at the Incompetence Gazette, the two men behind the yearly Hurricane Season Storm predictions are calling it quits*, admitting their yearly...Tags: Weather, MSNBC (tv network), Entertainment, Apple iPhone, Natural Disasters
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Hurricane Model Predicts Skyrocketing Insurance Costs
It's called RMS-11 and shows the potential impact of catastrophes such as earthquakes or hurricanes. WGNO meteorologist Bruce Katz explains, "It's not a model that we use for intensity or direction of storms, it's actually a model that dictates the...Tags: WGNO, Natural Disasters, Insurance, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents
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"Floodwall" Monument Burns At Algiers Bonfire
WGNO NEWSThe massive artwork, "Floodwall" was used to construct the 2011 Algiers Bonfire on Saturday night. "Floodwall" is a monument of immeasurable loss designed by Jana Napoli. The art piece contained 710 drawers, each one found in the wreckage left by...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes
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UNO's Hurricane Wrecked "Cove" Rebuilt and Re-opened
WGNO NewsThe Cove was "the" hangout for years where students grabbed a beer, a sandwich, and just kicked back. But it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, and students ever since have not been able to enjoy the same sense of community it brought former student...Tags: Music, Bobby Jindal, Entertainment, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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What Will Happen To Six Flags Destroyed By Hurricane Katrina Years Ago?
WGNO NEWSSome say it's been like a rollercoaster trying to figure out what to do with the Six Flags amusement park that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, six years ago. Since the storm, Six Flags officials abandoned plans to re-open the city-owned site in New...Tags: Travel, Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment
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Evacuteer.org Ready To Help This Hurricane Season
WGNO NewsAugust means we're in the thick of hurricane season. Should a serious storm head this way, Evacuteer.org is ready. The volunteer group may one day help save your life. There has been a lot of activity at the New Orleans emergency operations center....Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, First Aid, Hurricane Preparedness, Disasters and Accidents
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High River has Army Corps of Engineers on High Alert Heading into Hurricane Season
New Orleans - As we move closer to hurricane season, the high river has kept the Army Corps of Engineers on high alert.
In fact, the Army Corps of Engineers says the high river has helped the agency be better prepared for a hurricane because...Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents
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Corps Outlines Benefits of Dutch Trips for 100 Yr Flood Plan
ABC26 NewsRemember those trips by elected leaders and others after Hurricane Katrina to the Netherlands? This will be the first hurricane season with the Corps of Engineers' 100 year flood plan in place, and Corps workers say there are plenty of Dutch influences....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Floods, Disasters, WGNO
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Hurricane Season & The Rising River
WGNO NewsHurricane Season officially starts tomorrow, but the army corps of engineers has been preparing for a while. They've also been dealing with another flood fight: the high river water.Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes
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