"EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION" FINISHES THE 50 STATE TOUR BY
CALLING A NATIONWIDE BUILDER COALITION TO HELP THE EXTREME TEAM
TACKLE LOUISIANA
With Hurricane Katrina still taking a toll on families on the road to
recovery, resources and manpower are scarce and it will take the
efforts of the entire country to come together to make a difference.

On February 14, the producers of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
announced the exciting news that Ty and the gang are heading to the
final state in their 50 state tour and will be knocking on the door
of a family yet to be chosen in the state of Louisiana to receive a
new home in just seven days on the ABC-hit television show this March.

In a first-ever effort to put together a coalition of past builders
from all over the country,"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is calling
on the Building Industry to join forces and help with what may be the
toughest challenge yet.

"Even three years later, the gulf region is still suffering in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina, and I believe it is going to take the
entire nation to re-build, which is why it makes sense that we would
need an extreme coalition of builders from all across this country to
pull together and help make a difference in New Orleans for deserving
families on the show." Says Denise Cramsey, executive producer for
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

First on board was Deltec Homes, who have gathered construction
talent from their home state of North Carolina including The
EcoBuilders, Round House Consulting and Jones Construction and from
all over the gulf region including G & S Construction and Shultz
Construction from Mississippi,and Dana Dugas Affordable Homes, Inc.,
NSC Construction, inc., David W. Stewart, Inc. and Rutledge Builders
from Louisiana.

"This show is about the barn raising of the 1900s. Where community
comes together to change lives. Louisiana is that life, and this time
the community is our nation. To make a real difference along the gulf
coast will take the nation. We make that step by bringing builders
together, some who lost their houses and business, and others we have
met in our fifty state tour." Says Conrad Ricketts, executive
producer for the show.
"Together we will show the nation that the impossible are just words."
Extreme is proud to announce the Leadership team from past builds
will be Sterling Homes of South Carolina, Simmons Homes of Oklahoma,
Jeff Junkert Construction of Montana, Heritage Homes of North Dakota,
Shoemaker Homes of Mississippi, Alure Home Improvement of New York,
Capitol Homes of Tennessee and Atreus Homes, and Communities of North
Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico and Arizona. Each team will gather
volunteers, subs and trades from each state and travel to New Orleans
for the week of the build.

"To end our fifty state tour in Louisiana, talks to the nation about
family, extended family,neighborhood, and community. And how we as a
nation can join together to help rebuild, says Ricketts."

To volunteer for this extreme build please go to
www.extremeneworleans.com and sign-up. Final details
will be announced in March.

This episode is the season finale and will air on May 18th as a two-
hour show.

The design team for this episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
will feature team leader Ty Pennington and designers Michael Moloney,
Paul DiMeo, Tracy Hutson, Paige Hemmis, Eduardo Xol and Ed Sanders.

The series is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding.
It's executive produced by Denise Cramsey and Conrad Ricketts. David
Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is broadcast with Spanish subtitles
via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG
parental guideline.
This episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will be available on
ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.