John Walters (Licensed in Louisiana U.S.A.)

In less you live in a vacuum, anyone living in hurricane prone areas is aware of this. Among having a stash of supplies (food,water etc), one needs to have adequate insurance in place.

Do you know the most common form of disaster in the U.S.? If you said flooding you are correct. One does not have to live in hurricane area to flood. Case in point, just last week West Virginia had a rather large area of flooding from persistent rains the past month or so.

Here is a link to access your flood risk. Also want to know your cost? Well click here.

As an experienced victim of Katrina,(3 feet in my home in Slidell, Louisiana) take my word for it. You will be glad you had flood insurance should you ever need it. While thousands finally were bailed out by the Federal Government. They had to wait months and months to get the money to rebuild. I was back in my house three months later thanks to an advance from the flood program and my great contractor. In this day of huge budget deficits can the American Government bail you out again? Don't take the chance. Give up a cell phone, cable or a couple of trips to the casino's to pay for it.

Tell the Legislature: Support HB 259 and SB 47! Adjust the Homestead Exemption Against Inflation (or at least let the voters - not politicians - decide!)

Dear Citizens of Louisiana,

Thank you for signing the petition calling for adjustment of the Homestead Exemption against inflation. The Legislature is now open and we're in a critical moment as the Ways and Means Committee is currently holding up this common sense, pro-homeowner legislation. I need your help. Please take a few minutes to call, write or email your state Senator and Representative and tell them to support Louisiana homeowners by giving their full support to HB 259 and SB 47.

Find your state Representatives here: http://www.legis.state.la.us/members.htm

Have you ever wondered if you really own something if you have to pay the government not to take it from you? That's what the Homestead exemption is about. It's not a free ride. If we want to protect property rights, take our state housing market and economy out of the dumps, and ultimately increase revenues to the state through general prosperity, raising the Homestead Exemption is the best way to do it. At the very least don't let politicians take away your right to vote on this important matter. Let your voice be heard! If it helps, please feel free to use or modify in your own words any language or points from here or the petition in your calls, letters and emails.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Joshua Kahler

http://www.petitiononline.com/lahomeex/petition.html

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This Saturday, (tomorrow), the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is performing at the amphitheater in Slidell'sHeritage Park. The concert begins at 7 p.m.. Admission is free. I suggest any one interested to get there early. Some of the music played will include Tchaikovsky's Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Khachaturian's Sabre Dance and Brahm's Hungarian Dance No. 5.

Before the concert there will be an Art Walk from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Don't forget you lawn chairs, food, drinks and anything else needed to enjoy this show.

The following is a line from an email I received today from Senator David Vitter R- Louisiana concerning the automatic pay raises for our elected government. Wouldn't we all like to vote on an automatic pay raise for each and every one of us?

The U.S. Senate has finally passed a bill to end automatic pay raises for members of Congress, and I've sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to schedule prompt consideration of this important bill.

Now it is up to us to keep pressure on these turkeys. I will say it until I die. Term limits on all of them. It seems every local district blames the other states districts for the problems. I blame them all.