The Louisiana Bucket Brigade: an organization dedicated to serving and educating civilians on environmental injustice. When a person first logs onto their website, the first thing a person would notice is the LABB logo and motto, ” Clean air. Justice. Sustainability.” The site itself is well-organized and has that clean, welcoming feeling. The color scheme catches my eyes and directs me towards various highlights and updates of the organization.
If you look around, you can find campaigns archives and programs that the LABB are working on. This site not only provides the information, but gives readers a way to actively participate. For example, there are Facebook, Twitter, Flicker hyperlinks for those who want updates. Then there is a little tab at the top right hand corner that says “Get Involved” for those who want to start making a difference.
One of the things I noticed on the LABB site was the blog section. Scrolling down the archives, I could see the number of blogs written within a certain month as well as the year it was written in. Curiosity itching to read, I opened up one of the blogs dated “October 28, 2010.” The article began out sounding like an entry from a mystery novel. The rest of the article itself was very interesting. It talked about one writer’s experience with the ExxonMobile company in Baton Rouge. The writer was in Baton Rouge for a meeting and wanted to show her companion around the neighborhoods surrounding the Exxon company. At some point, the Exxon company catches them and police are called. I found this part of the website interesting because not only does LABB provide goals and success stories, but provide insight from an employee’s point of view. Throughout the site, there are various other sites that link a reader to articles and educational sites about oil spills, dangerous chemicals, and ways to help. Overall, the site is a great eye-catching, well-organized site that provides great links for information and a way to for people to be aware.
