Pierre Nezat was born 1736 in Layrac, France. As a teenager, he learned the trade of his father, a carpenter, and at the age of 19 volunteered for the account of a colonist. He left Layrac and France for the West Indies on the traces of Jean Roy, Jean Hebert and Guillaume Barre...He settled in Louisiana and met Magdelaine Provost, Frenchwoman born in Fort de Chartres, Illinois. Both are the founders of a very great family. The book, about the Nezat and allied families, includes the history, portraits of descendants as well as a family tree with index from 1630 to May 2007. Allied families are, amon others: Roy, Barre, Hebert, Chachere, Begnaud, Robin, Mouton, Thibodeaux, Brocato, Devillier, Friloux, Prejean, Broussard, Arceneaux, Carlile, Anderson, Granger, Latiolais, Comeau, Chiasson, Stelly, Quebedeaux, Carriere, Zeringue, Patin, Sonnier, Martin, Lowe, Peery, Dupuy, Provost, Smith, Holland, Spainhour, Marcel, Trahan, Sullivan, Stout, Vidrine, Dejean, Brown and Wallace

The book is about climate resilience and environmental sustainability approaches, discussing knowledge at global level and the local challenges, presented by authors from various countries. Environmental sustainability is at stake and implications of climate change are clearly visible in most parts of the world. In the times of the prevailing global environmental crisis, this book discusses key issues of climate change and sustainable energy alternatives, waste management and development. It discusses climate change scenario using simulation models in various Asian countries, signatures of climate change in Antarctica, implications in the Indian Ocean and the Indian scenario of REDD+. A special focus has been given on building climate resilience in our agricultural ecosystems and sustainable agriculture. It discusses the prospects and challenges of renewable energy options including biofuels and energy from wastewaters, explores the technical aspects of eco-friendly bioremediation of pollutants, sustainable solid waste management practices and challenges, carbon footprints of industry, and emphasizes on the significance of combining traditional knowledge with modern technology with novel approaches including involvement of social enterprises and corporate social responsibility to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This is an important document for researchers and policy makers working in multidisciplinary fields of sustainability sciences.

Publisher Fact Sheet A chilling account of a serial killer whose cruel & tortuous murders while on parole from the Broomstick Murders changed the third largest criminal justice system in the United States.

This volume provides an analysis of American Charles Whitman (1941-1966), an American engineering student and former U.S. Marine, who killed seventeen people and wounded thirty-two others in a mass shooting rampage in and around the Tower of the University of Texas in Austin on the afternoon of August 1, 1966. Prior to the shootings at the University of Texas, Whitman had murdered his wife and mother the night before. The author attempts to answer the question "why?" with this historical analysis of the event. Using primary sources and photographs, the author details the significant events in Whitman's life that led to the massacre. The author details the life of Whitman, his relationships with his friends, mother and father, brothers and wife. He writes about the victims and where and what they were doing when they were gunned down. The author describes how civilians used their own guns to shoot back at Whitman and how an air attack from a helicopter was unsuccessful in gunning down the killer, but how Austin police were finally able to end the massacre by sneaking up to the Tower and catching Whitman off guard.