As much as I love summer, the one thing that I dread is a hurricane season. The formation of Tropical Storm Debby, is a good reminder to prepare your family in case an evacuation is needed this hurricane season. The more preparation, the less scrambling you will be doing if the time comes to evacuate. Here are a [...]
Evacuation Tips for the Entire Family
June 25, 2012 By
Take the Safe Summer Boating Pledge
June 30, 2011 By
Here in Louisiana, many families will enjoy this July 4th weekend by spending time on the water. The lakes will soon be crowded with boaters enjoying their favorite fishing holes. Please take the time to join the National Safe Boating Council and sign the Safe Summer Pledge to wear your life jacket and practice safe boating habits. Sadly, many fatalities on the [...]
Hurricane Katrina 8/29/05
August 29, 2010 By
Five years ago today, the city of New Orleans was beaten and battered by Hurricane Katrina. Since then our city has been in the process of rebuilding. There are some bright spots to be noted. The charter school system is improving education standards in the city and ground is about to broken on a new [...]
Vacation Hangover
August 10, 2010 By
I am trying to recover from a “vacation hangover.” I spent all last week enjoying the sun, sand, and living in flip-flops. I am not complaining because I would love to suffer from a “vacation hangover” more often, but it’s just coming back to real life that is a bummer. Not only is coming home [...]
5 Ways to Help the Gulf Coast
July 20, 2010 By
The media spotlight on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is dwindling, but the cleanup is far from over. The health of the Gulf of Mexico and it’s wetlands heavily impacts America’s domestic energy production, the seafood industry, international shipping, and the region’s culture. They don’t call Louisiana a Sportsman’s (or sportswoman’s) paradise [...]
Fluerty Girl Helps Gulf Coast – Update
July 7, 2010 By
On April 20, 2010, an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. On the rig 11 men lost their lives and many were injured. The explosion triggered a massive oil leak 5,000 feet below the waters surface. Currently, the oil is effecting every state on the Gulf Coast. It has [...]
Day of Prayer for Gulf Coast
June 28, 2010 By
Louisiana’s Governor Bobby Jindal declared a day of prayer for the gulf coast in the wake of the oil spill. The Bible says: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we [...]
Build-A-Bear Helping Turtles
June 26, 2010 By
Meet Ivan! He has been a fixture in our family since the summer of 2004. I know this because he is named after Hurricane Ivan who forced us to evacuate to Houston (a drive that took 24hrs instead of 6 with a 2 y.o. and 2 dogs). To avoid watching the weather channel 24/7 we [...]
