Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
When hurricane season nears, it is a good idea to know what
you need to take with you in case of an emergency evacuation.
Fill in the lines below to create your own hurricane preparedness
checklist.
Non-perishable food (ex: bottled water)
Emergency #’s (ex: Mom 504-555-5555)
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Clothes (ex: underwear)
Entertainment (ex: phone charger)
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Personal items (ex: toothbrush)
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Checklist
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Check the space (like this ) when you
find the object, and write the name of the object in the blank.
First Floor
This object once made beautiful music, but was destroyed by Hurricane
Katrina’s devastating flood waters. ______________________________________________________
After Hurricane Betsy’s floodwaters forced people onto their rooftops
in 1965, what item became commonly placed in the attic for storm
preparation?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Match-Ups
Match the phrases with their definitions.
Some are easy, some are not.
1. King cake baby ________ A.A party favor given out at Mardi Gras balls.
2. Carnival ladder ________ B.A tall cone-shaped hat worn by courir maskers.
C.Used for construction of early Mardi Gras floats.
3. Coconut ________
D.An example of a parade perch: it is a ladder with
4. Capuchon ________
a seat bolted to the top for children.
5. Scepter ________
6. Chalice ________
7. March 3, 1699 ________
8. Paper-mâché ________
E.First observance of Mardi Gras in North
America.
F. Item found in a king cake to choose carnival
royalty.
G.Louis Armstrong gave this throw!
H.Held by the king of a krewe and/or ball.
The U.S. Department of Defense and relief organizations distributed more
than a million of these following Hurricane Katrina. _____________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name three natural and/or man-made defenses to protect against
hurricanes:
1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 3. _______________________________
Second Floor
These favored Carnival souvenirs resemble coins. ___________________________________
Who, what, or where?
What was the mark used by FEMA’s search and rescue teams to identify
buildings that were searched in the weeks following hurricane Katrina?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Krewe members throw beads from this colorful creation. ____________________________
The courir ends with preparation of what local Louisiana dish? ____________________
What is the Krewe of Zulu’s most coveted throw? ____________________________________
Comus was the first parade to roll at night in 1857. To light the parade they
used torches that were named: ___________________________________________________________
A celebration brought by French Canadians, it is a house-to-house run that
takes place on Mardi Gras day in rural Louisiana. ____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
I designed a commemorative Mardi Gras coin which began circulation in
1960. Who am I?_________________________________________________________________________________
What day was first celebrated in New Orleans in 1864? Hint: It is the day
before Fat Tuesday. _____________________________________________________________________________