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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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| www.nhmsc.com |
Yesterday I was standing on the shoreline of Lake Charles
right where the National Hurricane Museum & Science Center will be located
one day among elected officials, community leaders and employees of State
Farm and Entergy. It was surreal because
this dream of building a one-of-a-kind education center has been a long one in
the making.
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| Photo by www.monsoursphotography.net |
State Farm and Entergy each gave the National Hurricane
Museum & Science Center $500,000 and I feel with these large
corporate donations, other companies will step up to give. We are two more steps closer to the reality
of breaking ground on the center!
Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach mentioned how the center will
be a national tourist attraction. And
while it will tell the stories of how hurricanes have impacted the people, land
and economy, the educational components on hurricane preparedness and recovery
will be included, too.
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| Mayor Randy Roach. Photo by www.monsoursphotography.net |
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| The sign, held up by two Entergy trucks, said it all. Photo by www.monsoursphotography.net |
“The center represents more than just a facility,” and it can help “education, inform and inspire young people,” said Mayor Roach. “It can make them realize it’s not what happens to you that counts. It’s what you do in response.”
The center could bring in as many as 220,000 visitors a year
and provide the region with a $55 million annual economic impact.
To learn more about the National Hurricane Museum &
Science Center, log on to www.nhmsc.com.
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