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Louisiana flooding. By: Briley Dotson. Geography. Location Louisiana is in the south of the U.S. Louisiana has marshes and fertile delta lands Place Louisiana is a good place to hunt and fish. What is happening?. The flood will reach Baton Rouge on Wednesday May 18 th
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Louisiana flooding By: Briley Dotson
Geography • Location • Louisiana is in the south of the U.S. • Louisiana has marshes and fertile delta lands • Place • Louisiana is a good place to hunt and fish
What is happening? • The flood will reach Baton Rouge on Wednesday May 18th • The flood is slow moving which gives time for people to escape
Local Area • The oil refineries are building barricades to keep the water out • The rain caused the flood and everyone is leaving
World or Nation • The world’s fish supply will go down because Louisiana brings in a lot of fish • The nation’s oil supply will also go down because Louisiana has a lot of oil
What is being done? • Volunteers are helping build barriers to keep water out • Volunteers are helping the victims in Louisiana
How can we help? • We can send help there • Red Cross needs our support to help the victims in Louisiana
Current Event • Who Lansing’s budget • What Job cuts • When 2012 • Where Lansing • Why Because Lansing’s budget fiscal could cut 102 jobs
Resources • 1. www.Infoplease.com • 2. www.pbs.org • 3.www.klsa.com • www.mlive.com