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Academic|
› Basic Math Quick Reference Handbook The Basic Math Quick Reference Handbook, written by an experienced math teacher, lets you quickly look up definitions, facts, and problem solving steps. It includes over 700 detailed examples and tips to help you improve your mathematical problem solving skills. http://qrefhandbooks.com/factsEbook.aspx |
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› ElementarySchools.org Thousands of public elementary schools and private elementary schools throughout America are listed for your review. The list is broken down by city, elementary school districts, zip codes, or counties. The list also contains all public elementary schools and private elementary schools within the country. Statistics such as enrollment, the ratio of students to teachers are included as well as elementary school addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information. http://elementaryschools.org/ |
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› Tutor This free online service will provide live one-to-one help with homework, studying, and test preparation from grades K~12 in all core academic subjects including math, science, social studies, and English. http://www.tutor.com |
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Collectable Item Databases|
› Classic Car Database This is the most extensive database of specifications for American automobiles (antique, classic, vintage and muscle cars) manufactured between 1910 and 1975. http://www.classiccardatabase.com |
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Computer Links|
› Computer Basics from World Book Online Reference Center Provides a very basic description of a computer, its parts, and uses in everyday tasks. This resource provides tutorials on web surfing, e-mail, office and more. http://www.worldbookonline.com/pl/referencecenter/computer?computer_basics |
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› Stay Safe Online Tips and tricks on how to keep your personal information and your computer safe. http://www.staysafeonline.org/top-tips |
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› Webpage Design Guides and Tutorials Guides from begginer to advanced in web design. Tutorials on html, xhtml, javascript, php, and more. http://www.htmlgoodies.com |
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Genealogy|
› Ancestry.com The Library edition of ancestry.com provides census records and more free of charge to patrons. http://www.ancestry.com |
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› Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System A National Parks Service database that offers military information for Confederate and Union soldiers and sailors. http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ |
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› Family Search Free Family History, Family Tree, and Genealogy Records and Resources from Around the World. http://www.familysearch.org/ |
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› Gen Forum A site to check multiple queries by surname, offering a way to locate ancestral information and living relatives http://www.genforum.com |
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› Genealogy Help Network Free genealogy-related forms to record family history. http://www.angelfire.com/ks/windshipgenhelp/genforms.html |
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› Interactive Family Tree & Pedigree Charts Nice interactive forms that allow you to enter information directly into charts. http://genealogy.about.com/od/free_charts/ |
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› La GenWeb Part of a nationwide online database, but is specific to Louisiana. It is arranged by parish, has some searchable databases, transcribed information and lookup volunteers. http://www.lagenweb.net/ |
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› Louisiana Cemeteries Alphabetical listing of many Louisiana cemeteries, which includes location, directions to the cemetery and may include cemetery transcriptions. http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-La-NDX.html |
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› National Archives and Records Administration This site offers information/explanations on records available. http://www.archives.gov/index.html |
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› Official Land Patent Records Site Searchable land record database for the states, including Louisiana http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp |
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› Roots Web The primary purpose and function of RootsWeb.com is to connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical research. Most resources on RootsWeb.com are designed to facilitate such connections. http://www.rootsweb.com |
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› Social Security Death Index A database containing an index to the Social Security records of deceased persons whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Searchable by name or Social Security Number, can generate a letter to the SSA, etc. http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ |
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› State Library Online Catalog Search this site for books in the collection of the State Library of Louisiana http://ipac2.state.lib.la.us/ |
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› USGenweb.org A nationwide online database, but is specific to Louisiana. It is arranged by parish, has some searchable databases, transcribed information and lookup volunteers. http://www.usgenweb.org/ |
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› Vital Records Information, United States Where to locate vital records by state and parish/county. Lists towns that have vital records before they were kept statewide. http://www.vitalrec.com |
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› Vital Records Registry Information Information for requesting Louisiana birth and death certificates from the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Vital Statistics. http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/publications.asp?ID=252&Detail=1044 |
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Government Links|
› CIA - World Factbook The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ |
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› DMV Guide Online Provides DMV guides for different licenses in the Driver's License tab. http://www.onlinedmv.com/LA_Louisiana_dmv_department_of_motor_vehicles.htm |
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› Federal Digital System Wouldn't it be great if you could find a digital copy of every public document issued by the U.S. government since its founding all together in one easily searchable database? That is the lofty goal of FDsys. FDsys, the "Federal Digital System," has been created and populated with a core set of titles by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ |
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› IRS Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses Tax Center Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the federal government declares their location to be a major disaster area. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=156138,00.html |
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› IRS Industries/Professions Tax Center Links provide tax help for various types of small businesses. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/index.html |
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› IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center Tax help for self employed individuals. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/selfemployed/index.html |
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› United Houma Nation (UHN) The United Houma Nation (UHN) is a state recognized tribe of approximately 17,000 tribal citizens residing within a six-parish (county) service area encompassing 4,570 square miles. The six parishes, Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Mary, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes are located along the southeastern coast of Louisiana. http://www.unitedhoumanation.org/ |
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› Usa.gov The U.S. government's official web portal. http://www.usa.gov/index.shtml |
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› U.S. Census Bureau - Fact Finder Census information on population, housing, economic, and geographic data. http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en |
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› White House The official website for the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/ |
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Gulf Oil Spill|
› BP Deepwater Horizon Online Claim Form To file a BP claim online https://www.bp.com/secure/iframe.do?categoryId=9033722&contentId=7062138 |
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› Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Includes health and safety information such as an ongoing report of the number of workers involved in the oil spill response efforts, detailed reports of illness and injury reports, health hazard evaluations and more. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/oilspillresponse/ |
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› emergency.louisiana.gov Official Louisiana government site for information about its response to the oil spill, general information for the public, and updates for the media. http://emergency.louisiana.gov/ |
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› Environmental Protection Agency Contains air monitoring data reports, information on how to report odors from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and more. http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/air.html |
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› Lafourche Parish Emergency Operations Center The Lafourche Parish Government's EOP page includes information and links to parish, state, and federal agencies providing assistance to residents affected by the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill. http://www.lafourchegov.org/EOC_DHOSPublicInfo.html |
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› Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Contains an interactive fishing closure map and recreational fishing closure maps. http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/oilspill/ |
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› Louisiana State University Provides links to LSU resources and the University's work on the Gulf oil spill. http://www.lsu.edu/pa/mediacenter/tipsheets/oilspill.shtml |
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› National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Provides links to state and federal agencies involved in the Deepwater Horizon response; information on dispersants; seafood safety; resources for protecting oil spill response workers; and more. http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/oilspills.html |
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› National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Provides scientific, weather and biological services to federal, state and local organizations. http://www.education.noaa.gov/oilspill.html |
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› Port Fourchon Provides news and updates; links to local, state, and federal agencies; and telephone numbers for reporting oil wildlife, submitting a claim, and more. http://www.portfourchon.com/explore.cfm/latestupdates/ |
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› Restore the Gulf The U.S. Government's official web portal for the Gulf oil spill response. Includes response information; current operations; news and uppates; information on how to file a claim and obtain other assistance; and links to federal, state, and local partners. http://www.restorethegulf.gov/ |
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› Small Business Association Includes an option to apply for a disaster recovery loan online. http://www.sba.gov/ |
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› VolunteerLouisiana.gov Official web site for volunteering in Louisiana. http://www.volunteerlouisiana.gov/ |
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› The White House Includes videos and press briefing related to the spill and links to relevant web sites, including the U.S. Government's official Deepwater Horizon portal, www.restorethegulf.gov. http://www.whitehouse.gov/deepwater-bp-oil-spill/ |
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› Zoom: Gulf Oil Crisis "Zoom: Gulf Oil Crisis" A free learning tool from Gale provides a detailed timeline of the events from the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/zoom/index.htm |
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Just for Kids|
› 100 Top Kids Sites Includes links and information to 100 of the top web sites for kids. The site links to others such as Dr. Seuss's Seussville, the Wild World of Wonka, and many more. http://www.100topkid.com/ |
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› ALA Great Web Sites for Kids An Internet guide of child-safe sites selected by a committee of the American Library Association, which contains links to all of the web sites on the list. The web sites are categorized by subject area. http://www.ala.org/greatsites |
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› Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government Web Sites for Kids Ben Franklin, that is. This web site links to many U.S. government agencies that provide web content for kids. It arranges content by age group and also includes resources for parents and teachers. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/subject.html |
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› Crayola Creative fun from the makers of Crayola products. Includes more than 1,000 free coloring pages, craft ideas, and games. http://crayola.com |
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› Disney Family Fun Includes crafts, recipes, printables, and other things for families to do together. http://familyfun.go.com/ |
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› Fisher Price Online games and activities from Fisher Price. http://www.fisher-price.com/us/playtime/ |
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› Kid Safe Search Engines Provides a list of child friendly web search engines. http://education.une.edu/safe-surfing-kids-search-engines/ |
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› KidsClick Helps children to search for information on more than 600 subjects. http://www.kidsclick.org/ |
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› Kids.gov Kids.gov is the U.S. official web portal for kids, connecting children with information about everything from bike safety to the weather. There are also numerous recourses available for parents. http://kids.gov |
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› Kids Sites Contains links to character web sites, web sites that contain information arranged by subject area, and fun sites that include crafts, coloring, and other activities. http://www.kidsites.com |
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› KidsSpace (The Internet Public Library) http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ |
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› National Geographic Kids Features different people, places, and animals and also includes facts, games, activities, and more. www.kids.nationalgeographic.com |
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› Outdoor Activities for Kids Whether you are a teacher, a parent, or kid trying to find something different and to do with your downtime, you have hit the jackpot! The following links offer many ways to "think outside the house." www.entertainmentcenterspot.com/beyond-the-tv-outdoor-activities-for-kids |
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› PBS Kids Includes educational games, videos, and activities, including activities and other cool stuff from some of PBS' most popular children's characters. http://pbskids.org/ |
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› Yahoo! Kids Includes a children's Internet search engine, games, jokes, music, and more. http://kids.yahoo.com/games |
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Lafourche Parish|
› Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District Official web site of the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District, a commission formed to provide fresh water from the Mississippi River to residents along Bayou Lafourche. Includes meeting agendas and minutes, historical information, and more. http://www.blfwd.org/ |
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› City of Thibodaux, Louisiana Official web site of the City of Thibodaux. Includes information, resources, and on-line services. http://ci.thibodaux.la.us/ |
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› Golden Meadow Library Historical Center Includes background and exhibit information, hours of operation, and more for the Golden Meadow Library Historical Center. http://www.lafourche.org/newsite/golden_meadow_historical_center/default.html |
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› Greater Lafourche Port Commission Official web site of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana which oversees Port Fourchon and the South Lafourche Leonard J. Miller Jr. Airport. Includes information on available properties, bids and proposal, current weather conditions, and more. www.portfourchon.com |
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› Lafourche Parish Government Official site for the Lafourche Parish Government. Includes contact information for the parish president and all parish departments. www.lafourchegov.org |
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› Lafourche Parish School Board Official web site for the Lafourche Parish School Board. Provides links to the web sites of Lafourche Parish public schools, school policy, calendars, and more. http://lafourche.k12.la.us/ |
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› Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission Official web site for the Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission. Includes a calendar of events, information about local attractions and places, and more. http://www.lafourche-tourism.org/ |
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› La GenWeb Project's Lafourche Parish Page Official Lafourche Parish page of the LA GenWeb Project. Contains information on Lafourche Parish, parish places and people, and links to useful genealogical information such as African American genealogy and more. http://www.lafourcheparish.jwebre.com/ |
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› South Lafourche Levee District Official web site of the South Lafourche Levee District, a state agency formed to oversee flood protection in southern Lafourche Parish. Includes information on ongoing projects, public notices, bids and proposals, and more. www.slld.net |
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› Town of Golden Meadow, Louisiana Official web site of the Town of Golden Meadow. Provides information on the town's history, elected officials, departments, businesses, schools, and more. http://www.townofgoldenmeadow.com/ |
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› Town of Lockport, Louisiana Official web site of the Town of Lockport. Provides information about the town, its elected officials and staff, upcoming events, community calendar, and more. http://townoflockport.com/ |
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› Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Online home of the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center in Thibodaux. Provides information on regularly scheduled and special programs and events, current exhibits, historical information, and more. http://www.nps.gov/jela/wetlands-acadian-cultural-center.htm |
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Language Links|
› General Free online lessons in a varity of different languages. http://www.word2word.com/course.html |
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› Japanese Writing Game A free web based game that teaches basic kanji as well as hiragana and katakana. https://www.msu.edu/~lakejess/kanjigame.html |
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› Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster's online dictionary / thesaurus. http://www.merriam-webster.com |
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Library Links|
› American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members. http://www.ala.org/ |
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› The Big Read The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. http://www.neabigread.org/ |
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› Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. http://www.loc.gov/index.html |
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› Library of Congress - American Memory The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html |
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› Library of Congress - Chronicling America - Newspaper Archive The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ |
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› Louisiana Library Association The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections. http://www.llaonline.org/ |
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› Louisiana State Library The official website for The State Library of Louisiana. http://www.state.lib.la.us/ |
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› Public Library List For Louisiana A comprehensive list of public libraries in Louisiana http://www.publiclibraries.com/louisiana.htm |
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Louisiana|
› emergency.louisiana.gov Official Louisiana government site for information about its response to the oil spill, general information for the public, and updates for the media. http://emergency.louisiana.gov |
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› Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Responsible for coordinating State Disaster Declarations authorized by the Governor. http://gohsep.la.gov/ |
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› Law Help Louisiana's online guide to free help. http://www.lawhelp.org/LA/ |
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› LAWorks The official site of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. www.laworks.net/ |
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› LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network Official web site of a consortium of 47 public and private academic libraries in Louisiana. Provides access to the LOUIS union catalog, digital library, and more. http://appl003.lsu.edu/ocsweb/louishome.nsf/index/ |
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› LOUISana Digital Library A part of the Louisiana Library Network, the LOUISana Digital Library contains more than 144,000 digital items, including photographs, maps, manuscripts, books, oral histories, and more that document Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people. http://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/ |
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› Louisiana Attorney General's Office Official web site of the Louisiana Attorney General's Office. Includes news of the office, answers to frequently asked questions, and a sign-up for electronically receiving notice of new legal opinions. www.ag.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Official web site of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Foresty, which administers many of the programs and enforces the regulations of the state's agriculture and forestry industry. www.ldaf.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism The Office of the Lousiana Lt. Governor. Official state guide to parks, festivals, and tourist attractions. http://www.crt.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Education Official web site of the Louisiana Department of Education. http://www.doe.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Insurance Official web site of the Louisiana Department of Insurance. http://www.ldi.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Official web site of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. Provides information on the state's natural resources, regulatory information, a "Teachers, Students, and Kids Page" and more. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Revenue Official web site of the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Contains tax-related information and downloadable state tax forms. http://www.rev.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of the Treasury Official web site of the Louisiana Department of the Treasury. www.treasury.state.la.us/ |
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› Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Official web site of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Includes both commercial and recreational hunting and fishing information, as well as boating information. http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/ |
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› Louisiana.gov Official website of the State of Louisiana, which contains a comprehensive online directory of services. http://www.louisiana.gov/ |
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› Louisiana Office of State Parks Official web site of the Louisiana Office of State Parks. Includes information on park histories, locations and maps and events. Includes updated information on Grand Isle State Park. http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/ |
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› Louisiana Public Service Commission Official web site of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the overall mission of which is to regulate the rates and service practices of utility and transportation companies located in Louisiana. www.lpsc.org/ |
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› Louisiana Secretary of State Official web site of the Louisiana Secretary of State. Includes information on Louisiana state and local elections and allows residents to register to vote online. http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/ |
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› Louisiana Secretary of State Museums Division Contains information about museums the Louisiana Secretary of State operates and maintains. http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/69/Default.aspx |
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› Louisiana State Police Official web site of the Louisiana State Police. Includes vehicle safety information, general motor laws, emergency information and road closures, registered sex offenders and recruiting information. www.lsp.org/ |
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› Louisiana Supreme Court Official web site of the state's highest court, located in the City of New Orleans. www.lasc.org/ |
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› National Park Service The National Park Service in Louisiana. http://www.nps.gov/state/la/ |
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› Police Jury Association of Louisiana Established to improve parish governments, whether organized as a Police Jury, Parish Council or Parish Commission. http://www.lpgov.org/ |
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› State Library of Louisiana Official web site of the State Library of Louisiana, a resource for research, cultural, and governmental information. www.state.lib.la.us/ |
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› State Library Online Catalog Search this site for books in the collection of the State Library of Louisiana http://ipac2.state.lib.la.us/ |
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› United Houma Nation (UHN) The United Houma Nation (UHN) is a state recognized tribe of approximately 17,000 tribal citizens residing within a six-parish (county) service area encompassing 4,570 square miles. The six parishes, Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Mary, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes are located along the southeastern coast of Louisiana. http://www.unitedhoumanation.org/ |
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Medical Links|
› Fight the Flu "Fight the Flu" contains tips on how to keep you and your family safe this flu season. http://www.fighttheflula.com/ |
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› LaCHIP (Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program) LaCHIP is a health insurance program designed to bring quality health care to currently uninsured children and youth up to the age of 19 in Louisiana. http://www.LaCHIP.org |
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› Medline - National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health, created and maintains MedlinePlus to assist you in locating authoritative health information. MedlinePlus pages contain carefully selected links to Web resources with health information on over 800 topics. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ |
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› Web MD WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information. http://www.webmd.com/ |
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Online Book/Magazine Links|
› Baen Free Library Provides free online books for download in a varity of different formats. http://www.baen.com/library |
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› Google Books Contains over seven million titles in its collection all free of charge. Provides fully scanned magazines, book previews, and full print versions of a number of books http://books.google.com/ |
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› Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/main_page?sess=25607q1aa5 |
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› Tumble Readables An online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. The collection features chapter books, early readers, YA/Teen Novels, high interest/low level books for both middle school and high school students, plus classics of American and English literature. http://www.tumblereadables.com/auto_login.asp?u=lafourche&p=login |
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› Open Library At its heart, Open Library is a catalog. The project began in November 2007 and has been inhaling catalog records from some of the biggest libraries in the world ever since. We have well over 20 million edition records online, provide access to 1.7 million scanned versions of books, and link to external sources like WorldCat and Amazon when we can. The secondary goal is to get you as close to the actual document you're looking for as we can, whether that is a scanned version courtesy of the Internet Archive, or a link to Powell's where you can purchase your own copy. http://openlibrary.org/ |
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Search Engines|
› Alta Vista A basic keyword search engine. http://www.altavista.com |
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› Ask A search engine where you phrase your search in the form of a question. http://www.ask.com |
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› Dogpile Combines the search engines of several different search engines into its own. http://www.dogpile.com |
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› Google Provides a keyword search engine as well as image searching, free email, and more. http://www.google.com |
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› Yahoo Provides a keyword search engine as well as image searching, free email, and more. http://www.yahoo.com |
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Weather|
› National Hurricane Center Provides information to help track hurricanes, as well as information on currently developing storms. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov |
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› The Weather Channel National and local weather forecasts. http://www.weather.com |
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› WWL Weather Local weather forecasts. http://www.wwltv.com |
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Kid Friendly Search
