Sulfur compounds, including sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and carbon disulfide, can form and be released into the air from some imported wallboard installed across the humid south between 2004 and 2008, causing corrosion of copper, silver and other metals in home components such as air conditioners, exposed wiring, plumbing and electronics, thus raising serious safety, economic and health issues.

Reasonable precautions will not only help to prevent the spread of the flu but may also save lives in vulnerable populations such as the elderly.

Talking to your child about a flu outbreak or any hazard is helpful in preventing fear and in reducing the risk of infecting others.

This site provides information and links to other resources regarding influenza. Resources on this site address such questions as: How can we prevent the flu? What is H1N! flu? Is there an effective vaccine for H1N1 flu? Who is most at risk? What is the difference between pandemic influenza and seasonal outbreaks of the flu? What are the latest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control?

Based on information from the Centers for Disease Control, this fact sheet provides details about the latest "swine flu" virus and ways you can try to protect yourself and others from it.

(Distributed 04/27/09) You can’t get swine flu from eating pork or pork products, says an LSU AgCenter extension nutritionist. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence that a person can get swine flu from touching raw pork or from eating pork that has been properly prepared, says Beth Reames.

Almost everyone who lives in the 15 coastal parishes that are the focus of the LaMP effort should purchase some form of flood insurance.

After hurricane Katrina and Rita, FEMA gathered data to assist state and local officials as well as home and business owners to assess the extent and magnitude of the two storms. This data also helps identify the increased flood hazards that these and other storms have had on the region over the last 25 years.

See if your property is in a flood hazard zone.

It may be tempting to ignore tree stumps and tree debris left over from hurricanes because of the expense of removal. But if let go long enough, this can lead to a nuisance far more expensive to clean up – carpenter ants.