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• Foreign Language Disaster Education Materials

  American Red Cross disaster preparedness materials in English and in Spanish. Content Detail

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  American Red Cross

• Helping Children and Teens Cope with Hurricane Season

  A guide for parents and caregivers. Content Detail

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  Mercy Corps

• How Can I Check a Used Car History? Search VIN Check (Link)

  Free database to search by VIN to see if a car has been an unrecovered stolen or salvage vehicle. Content Detail

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  National Insurance Crime Bureau

• Hurricanes: a checklist of what to do

  Explains how to get ready for a hurricane and what to do afterward. Content Detail

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  Cameron Parish Police Jury

• LOUISIANA DISASTER ASSISTANCE

  Go to this site for information and resources. This is a government site about disasters. The site has information to help people get ready for a disaster, stay safe during a disaster and recover from a disaster. There is also information about where to get help. From the site: The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) serves as the Governor's Authorized Representative for disaster events and is responsible for coordinating resources for state and local governments, private non-profits and our Louisiana citizenry. Content Detail

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  STATE OF LOUISIANA

• National Disaster Legal Aid Resource Center (DisasterLegalAid.org)

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  LSC, ABA and partner organizations

• Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse

  You read that correctly: From CDC - Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse Here's a note from FEMA about this guide to being ready for anything. Editor's Note: We wanted to share a blog post from our friends at the Centers for Disease Control. Preparing for a zombie attack, or other fictional disasters, can provide useful tips to get prepared for a real disaster. The following is an excerpt of the original blog post on the CDC Public Health Matters Blog May 16th, 2011 by Ali S. Khan. Content Detail

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  US Centers for Disease Control, via FEMA

• Prepare for Emergencies Now: Information to Get Ready.

  From the site: "This common sense framework is designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness. For the most current information and recommendations, go online to www.ready.gov" Content Detail

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  FEMA

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  Spanish / Español

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Who to call if you need to replace important documents lost in Louisiana floods (also has helpful general information)

  Here is a list of helpful numbers for replacing certain lost documents, like birth certificates, benefits cards, and more. Even though this story applies to the August 2016 floods, it has disaster recovery information that may helpful at other times, too. Content Detail

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  The Times-Picayune