Posted on 09/16/2005 1:14:47 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance
While the Democrats are whitewashing everything and have removed the New Orleans city evacuation plan (links below), for posterity's sake here is the text of the STATE plan. (text extracted verbatim from PDF file dated January 2000)
PREPAREDNESS
STATE OF LOUISIANA
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
SUPPLEMENT 1A
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
HURRICANE EVACUATION
AND SHELTERING PLAN
REVISED JANUARY 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATORIES.......................................................................................... i
RECORD OF CHANGE ........................................................................... iii
DISTRIBUTION........................................................................................ iv
PART I: GENERAL .................................................................................. I-1
A. Summary
B. Purpose
C. Concept of Operations
D. Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities
E. Direction and Control
F. Plan Development and Maintenance
G. Authorities and References
PART II: SITUATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS................................. II-1
A. Situations
B. Assumptions
PART III: EVACUATION SEQUENCE.............................................. III-1
A. Procedures
B. Concept of Operations
PART IV: EVACUATION ROUTES .................................................... IV-1
A. Highways
B. Concept of Operations
PART V: SHELTERS .............................................................................. V-1
A. Concept of Operations
PART VI: STAGING / LAST RESORT SHELTERING ................... VI-1
A. Staging Areas
B. Last Resort Refuge
PART VII: EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM......................... VII-1
A. Procedures
B. Concept of Operations
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PART VIII: ANNEXES
A: SAFFIR / SIMPSON SCALE ....................................................... A
B: MAP OF SOUTHEAST TASKFORCE ...................................... B
C: SUMMARY OF RISK PARISH POPULATION...................... C
D: TIME ESTIMATE FOR EVACUATION DECISIONS ......... D
E: EVACUATION ROUTE MAP..................................................... E
F: EAS OPERATIONAL AREAS...................................................... F
G: LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY (PROCLAMATION)...... G
H: EVACUATION ROUTE SIGN..................................................... H
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SIGNATORIES TO THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
HURRICANE EVACUATION AND SHELTERING PLAN
Honorable Harold Marchand Honorable Martin Triche
Parish President Parish President
Ascension Parish Assumption Parish
Honorable Tim P. Coulon Honorable Gerald Breaux
Parish President Parish President
Jefferson Parish Lafourche Parish
Honorable Marc Morial Honorable Benny Rousselle
Mayor Parish President
Orleans Parish Plaquemines Parish
Honorable Charles Ponstein Honorable Albert Laque
Parish President Parish President
St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish
Honorable Dale J. Hymel, Jr. Honorable Nickie Monica
Parish President Parish President
St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish
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SIGNATORIES TO THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
HURRICANE EVACUATION AND SHELTERING PLAN
Honorable Kevin Davis Honorable Gordon Burgess
Parish President Parish President
St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish
Honorable Robert Bergeron
Parish President
Terrebonne Parish
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PART I: GENERAL
A. SUMMARY:
The Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering Plan is
intended to provide a framework within which the parishes can coordinate
their actions with State government in order to deal with a catastrophic
hurricane.
A catastrophic hurricane is defined as a hurricane in Category 3 Slow (5 mph
or less forward speed), and categories 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale of
hurricane strength (See Annex A). Hurricanes in Category 1, 2 and 3 Fast,
are considered less destructive and can be met through the use of normal
emergency preparedness procedures on the part of the Parish and State
governments.
The overall strategy for dealing with a catastrophic hurricane is to evacuate as
much of the at risk population as possible from the path of the storm and
relocate them to a place of relative safety outside the projected high water
mark of the storm surge flooding and hurricane force winds.
The Southeastern Region is generally defined as those parishes which have all
or a large part of their population east of the Atchafalaya River Basin and
south of a line drawn along Interstates 10 and 12 from Baton Rouge, through
Hammond to Slidell. The Region includes the parishes of Ascension,
Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St.
Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany,
Tangipahoa, and Terrebonne (A map is included as Annex B).
The plan prescribes an orderly procedure for the parishes to follow in response
to a catastrophic hurricane. It does not replace or supersede any local plans,
which are incorporated by reference, nor does it usurp the authority of any
local governing body.
The plan defines the problems inherent in evacuating the Southeast
Louisiana area and points out the limits that effect evacuation and sheltering
measures. It prescribes the actions to be taken at each stage of a catastrophic
hurricane emergency.
B. PURPOSE
It is the intent of this plan to establish guidelines for the direction, control and
coordination of evacuation of the Southeast Louisiana Region in order to
protect life and property. The plan also prescribes procedures and
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responsibilities for sheltering operations.
C. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
1. When a hurricane enters or takes form in the Gulf of Mexico, it is
perceived as a potential catastrophic threat to the Southeast Louisiana
Region. As the danger from the hurricane requires the initiation of
emergency actions, the State Office of Emergency Preparedness and
each parish will activate Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) and
declare a state of emergency. The State and parishes will commence
planned emergency operations and coordinate their actions including
activating and maintaining all means of communications.
The State, risk area and host area parishes will cooperate to evacuate
and shelter as many people as possible in accordance with the Dept. of
Social Services (DSS) / American Red Cross (ARC) Shelter Plan.
2. Evacuation will be carried out in three phases, as follows:
a. Precautionary / Voluntary:
This phase will concentrate on people who are most vulnerable to
a hurricane and the effects of both water and wind. It is directed
at offshore workers, persons on coastal islands or in wetlands
areas and persons aboard boats. No special traffic control,
transportation, or sheltering measures will be taken.
b. Recommended Evacuation:
This phase is enacted when a storm has a high probability of
causing a significant threat to people living in the areas at risk.
Parish and State government authorities will recommend that
persons at risk evacuate. The parishes will designate staging
areas for persons needing transportation, if necessary.
c. Mandatory:
This is the final, most serious phase of evacuation. Authorities
will put maximum emphasis on encouraging evacuation and
limiting ingress. Designated State evacuation routes maybe
augmented by turning additional lanes into one-way outbound
traffic and the State Police with Local law enforcement assistance
will assume responsibility for traffic control on those routes. As
the storm gets close to the Southeast Region, evacuation routes
will be closed and the people remaining will be directed to last
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resort refuges.
D. Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities
The organization and assignment of primary and secondary responsibilities
are detailed in the State Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Listed below are
the key participants and their roles in the event of a catastrophic hurricane:
1. Governor:
a. Proclaim a State of Emergency.
b. Issue supplementary declarations and orders, as the situation
requires.
c. Authorize and direct the use of State government personnel and
other resources to deal with the emergency.
d. Authorize and direct the authorities of non-risk parishes to
coordinate the opening and operation of shelters with DSS in
conjunction with ARC, and to lend all possible assistance to the
evacuation and shelter effort.
e. Request Federal government assistance as needed.
2. Adjutant General/Director, Louisiana Office of Emergency
Preparedness (LOEP):
a. Serve as the Governor's executive agent and lead agency for the
management of emergency and disaster operations.
b. Coordinate state and local operations.
c. Prepare and coordinate requests for assistance to other states
and the Federal government.
d. Keep the Governor and the Legislature informed of progress and
problems in dealing with the emergency or disaster.
3. Louisiana State Police (LSP): Maintain order on State highways and
expedite the flow of traffic from the risk to the host parishes.
4.. Dept. of Transportation and Development (DOTD): Assist in
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maintaining evacuation routes at full capacity until rising wind and
water necessitate closure.
5. Dept. of Social Services (DSS): Coordinate the opening of shelters in
conjunction with the ARC for evacuees from the risk area.
6. Dept. of Health and Hospitals (DHH): Coordinate the evacuation and
sheltering of people who have special medical and health needs.
7. Parishes: Conduct and control local evacuation in parishes located in
the risk area and manages reception and shelter operations in parishes
located in the host area.
E. DIRECTION AND CONTROL
Direction and control is specified in the State Emergency Operations Plan.
F. PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
The Director of the Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness is responsible
for maintaining this plan. The parishes affected by the plan are responsible
for reviewing and updating their hurricane procedures annually.
G. AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES
The Louisiana Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act of 1993
Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan
Parish Emergency Operations Plans of:
Ascension
Assumption
Jefferson
Lafourche
Orleans
Plaquemines
St. Bernard
St. Charles
St. James
St. John
St. Tammany
Tangipahoa
Terrebonne
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PART II: SITUATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS
A. SITUATIONS
1. The Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area represents a difficult
evacuation problem due to the large population and it’s unique layout.
2. This area is located in a floodplain much of which lies below sea level
and is surrounded by an extensive marine estuarine system of lakes,
canals, bayous, the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. Some
parish storm drainage systems discharge into area waterways. High
water levels would impede adequate pumping and prevent relief against
flooding from heavy rainfall.
3. Tidal surge, associated with the "worst case" Category 3, 4 or 5
Hurricane Scenario for the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area, as
determined by the National Weather Service (NWS) Sea, Lake and
Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH) Model, could cause a
maximum inundation of 20 feet above sea level in some of the parishes
in the Region, not including tidal effects, wind waves and storm rainfall.
4. The Area is protected by an extensive levee system, but above-normal
water levels and hurricane surge could cause levee overtopping or
failures.
5. It will take a long time to evacuate large numbers of people from the
Region.
6. The road systems used for evacuations are limited, and many of the
roadways are near bodies of water and susceptible to flooding.
7. The combined population of the Region is approximately 1,694,805
(1990 Census, as amended July 1, 1999), of whom the majority are at
risk from a hurricane (Annex C).
8. Many of the Region's emergency shelter facilities may be inundated by
floodwaters when threatened by a slow moving Category 3 or above
hurricane. Sheltering of evacuees outside of the Region becomes
necessary.
9. In most emergencies the number of persons needing public shelter will
be limited. In the event of a catastrophic hurricane, however, the
evacuation of over a million people from the Southeast Region could
overwhelm normally available shelter resources.
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B. ASSUMPTIONS
1. Hurricane monitoring and warning reports will be available from the
National Weather Service/Hurricane Center.
2. All Parishes will use the available data and research from hurricane
studies and surge predictions.
3. All Parish Emergency Preparedness Offices, along with the Louisiana
Office of Emergency Preparedness (LOEP) will be in communications
with one another in the preparatory period, during and following the
emergency.
4. Intra-parish alerting and coordination activities with all departments
and agencies having emergency responsibilities will occur. Those
functions necessary for alerting, coordination and the protection of life
and property will be accomplished in accordance with the Emergency
Operations Plans (EOPs) in each parish.
5. The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles.
School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles
provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation
for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in
evacuating.
6. School Districts will close schools when requested to do so by the parish
Office of Emergency Preparedness, and when it is deemed necessary to
do so for the public’s safety.
7. A portion of the public will act in their best interest and voluntarily
evacuate the high-risk areas before a recommended evacuation
announcement.
8. Voluntary evacuation will be advised well in advance of landfall. Much
of the public will evacuate high-risk areas when recommended by local
authorities. Most will evacuate following a mandatory evacuation
order.
9. The need to evacuate could occur day or night, and there may be little
control over the starting time due to the timing of the storm.
10. Manpower and equipment of the political subdivisions will be exhausted
and outside support will be needed.
11. Many evacuees will seek shelter with relatives, friends or in
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motels/hotels in host areas and not use public shelters.
12. Risk area parishes will not normally open shelters for a catastrophic
hurricane, with certain exceptions. Officials will direct residents to
evacuate out of the way of the storm surge. Public shelter located
outside risk areas will be needed for large numbers of evacuees.
13. Last resort refuges, will be required for those individuals who do not
evacuate the risk areas.
14. Hospitals, nursing homes, group homes, etc. will have pre-determined
evacuation and/or refuge plans if evacuation becomes necessary. All
facilities will have approved Multi-Hazard Emergency Operations Plans
as mandated by the State of Louisiana, Dept. of Health and Hospitals
(DHH). Before operating permits are given to homes/hospitals,
emergency precautions are to be taken, such as the placement of
emergency supplies and equipment (i.e., generators and potable water)
on upper floors.
15. Maximum use of official evacuation routes out of the Region will be used
based on plans described in Part IV of this plan.
16. Emergency Preparedness Offices will maintain close coordination with
each other and keep each other informed of their actions on a timely,
continuing basis.
17. As a hurricane causes the need for a mass evacuation from the
Southeastern area, the Governor will declare a state of emergency that
will require host parishes outside the risk area to open designated
shelters.
18. Local governments in host areas will be responsible for traffic control
from the limited access evacuation routes to the registration centers in
their parishes.
19. US Highways 11, 61, 90 and 190 are unlimited access routes having
numerous entrances and exits. It is not practical to limit access to them
in time of emergency or to convert them to one-way outbound
evacuation routes. Traffic flow will continue normally, and two-way
traffic of emergency vehicles will be directed to these routes.
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20. Interstate highways are limited access routes. Entrances and exits can
be controlled to make the routes into one-way outbound evacuation
routes. The Louisiana State Police (LSP) and Dept. of Transportation
and Development (DOTD) shall provide the management of the traffic
flow, assisted by the LA National Guard (LANG).
21. Traffic control on city and parish roads that feed into the evacuation
routes will be conducted by city and parish law enforcement officials.
Once the evacuees reach the evacuation routes, LSP, DOTD and LANG
will control the traffic flow.
22. As a hurricane approaches land, high winds and rising water will affect
evacuation routes, making travel hazardous. Evacuation orders will
take this into account and provide for evacuation routes to be closed at
the point at which travel would become hazardous.
23. As evacuation routes are closed, people who are still in the risk area will
be directed to last resort refuge within the area.
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PART III: EVACUATION
A. PROCEDURES
The procedures outlined here are the minimum actions that will be required
from State, parish and municipal authorities in a hurricane emergency, to
move as many people as possible from the areas threatened by the hurricane
storm surge as identified by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' SLOSH
estimates.
B. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
The Regional Evacuation Plan has three phases: Precautionary,
Recommended and Mandatory. Each phase requires specific actions to be
taken at about the same time by all the organizations that are operating
under this plan. The cycle of Decision, Implementation and Information
Feedback is critical to the operation of this plan.
1. Precautionary / Voluntary Evacuation:
a. Risk Area Parishes:
1. Declare a state of emergency, file with clerk of court and
transmit declarations to LOEP.
2. Activate EOC and prepare for 24-hour operations.
3. Alert all emergency workers in the jurisdiction.
4. Brief senior officials and deliver decision packets with draft
proclamations and orders to the officials.
5. Review evacuation and traffic control procedures.
6. Make contact with all special facilities to ascertain their
client load and advise them to update their evacuation
planning and be ready to evacuate.
7. Local transportation resources should be marshaled and
public transportation plans implemented as needed.
8. Announce the location of staging areas for people who need
transportation. Public transportation will concentrate on
moving people from the staging areas to safety in host
parishes with priority given to people with special needs.\
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b. Host Area Parishes:
1. Host Parish EOCs standby.
2. Alert parish emergency workers to stand by for traffic
control, registration, shelter and mass care operations.
3. Alert ARC and other community organizations for possible
mass care operations.
4. Review traffic control measures and prepare to implement
emergency traffic control.
5. Have any current road obstructions cleared on an
emergency basis.
6. Report status of parish operations, including shelter
preparations, to the State EOC every four hours.
c. State of Louisiana
1. Activate EOC and prepare for 24-hour operations.
2. Put State Departments and the ARC on standby alert in
accordance with OEP Implementing Procedures.
3. Put National Guard units on standby alert.
4. Call all nursing homes and other custodial care
organizations in the risk areas to insure that they are
prepared to evacuate their residents.
5. Alert FEMA of the situation and advise that the State may
need Federal assistance.
6. Establish communications with risk area parish EOCs and
test all communications means, including conference call
procedures.
7. Prepare a proclamation of emergency for the State so that,
when needed, State resources can be mobilized to support
risk area evacuation and host area sheltering operations.
8. Have DSS review and update State shelter list.
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9. Implement procedures for establishing special needs
shelters.
10. Issue a standby alert to host parishes (See Part V, Shelter
Operations) to review their shelter status and prepare to
host evacuees.
11. Prepare proclamations for the State to intervene in local
situations if local governments fail to act, in accordance
with RS 29:721-735.
12. Initiate media contacts to disseminate public information
on potential evacuation and shelter operations.
13. Activate EAS system to disseminate hurricane advisories
and evacuation and shelter information.
14. Have any current road obstructions cleared on an
emergency basis.
15. Coordinate with DOTD to get traffic count information
reported to the State EOC from the counters on major
evacuation routes.
2. Recommended Evacuation:
a. Risk Area Parishes:
1. Put EOC on 24-hour operations.
2. Mobilize parish/local transportation to assist persons who
lack transportation or who have mobility problems.
3. Announce the location of staging areas for people who need
transportation. Public transportation will concentrate on
moving people from the staging areas to safety in host
parishes with priority given to people with special needs.
4. Coordinate public information releases and
announcements with other parishes and the State to
insure that consistent, correct information is given out.
b. Host Area Parishes:
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1. Begin 24-hour emergency operations.
2. Activate reception and care plans.
3. Activate traffic control plans.
4. Deploy law enforcement and traffic control personnel.
5. Declare state of emergency, file with clerk of court and
forward declarations to LOEP.
6. Begin reporting shelter capacity status and evacuees
accommodated twice daily to LOEP, along with
information on hotel/motel vacancies.
c. State of Louisiana:
1. Begin 24-hour operations at State EOC with key state
agencies and voluntary organizations.
2. Issue declarations of a state of emergency for both risk and
host parishes.
3. Coordinate with neighboring states, Mississippi, Arkansas
and Texas, and other states to which evacuees may go,
such as Tennessee and Alabama. Advise states of the
possible extent of Louisiana's evacuation and recommend
appropriate traffic control measures.
4. Request risk and host parishes send evacuation and
shelter status reports to LOEP twice daily.
5. Mobilize State transportation resources to aid in the
evacuation of people who have mobility and/or health
problems. Deploy to support risk area parishes.
6. Mobilize State evacuation traffic control active and passive
resources and people. Position barriers and people where
they can take up their duties within an hour of being
ordered to do so.
7. Advise media of preparations for orderly evacuation, traffic
control and hosting operations.
8. Request FEMA send representatives to coordinate and
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prepare for possible deployment of the Advance
Emergency Response Team.
9. Prepare EAS network to make sure evacuation and shelter
information is updated and broadcast every two hours.
3. Mandatory Evacuation:
a. Risk Area Parishes:
1. Coordinate evacuation orders with State and other risk
parishes.
2. Instruct persons living in designated evacuation zones to
leave.
3. Impose traffic control to funnel persons to designated
evacuation routes.
4. Designate staging areas and other facilities as last resort
refuges. People at these locations who cannot be
evacuated in time to avoid the storm will remain and take
refuge in the designated buildings.
5. Assist persons with mobility limitations to find last resort
refuge. Mobilize all transportation resources and request
assistance from the state as needed.
6. Continue to update EAS and news media with evacuation
information at two-hour intervals.
b. Host Area Parishes:
1. Implement reception and care and traffic control plans.
2. Continue reporting status of shelter spaces and evacuees
accommodated to LOEP every four hours.
3. Continue 24-hour operations.
c. State of Louisiana:
1. Continue 24-hour EOC operations.
2. Consult with risk area parishes to finalize mandatory
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evacuation orders.
3. Implement mandatory evacuation traffic controls.
Convert specified limited access routes to one-way
outbound operations. Control main evacuation routes with
State resources.
4. Direct the evacuation and shelter of persons having
mobility limitations, including persons in nursing homes,
hospitals, group homes and non-institutionalized persons.
5. Keep neighboring states informed of status and traffic
control decisions.
6. Keep EAS evacuation and shelter information updated on
a two-hour basis, or more frequently if information is
available on a timelier basis.
7. Keep media informed and updated on evacuation and
shelter information.
4. Termination of Evacuation:
When a major hurricane approaches the risk area, gale force winds will
begin to blow across the evacuation route bridges and causeways.
Driving will become hazardous. In order to insure that traffic is stopped
in an orderly manner, the decision to stop traffic will be made in
sufficient time prior to the arrival of gale force winds.
a. Risk Area Parishes
1. Use local police to block further access to evacuation
routes.
2. Open last resort refuge buildings and encourage people to
evacuate to those facilities.
3. Continue to report shelter status to LOEP at two-hour
intervals including information on last resort refuge
occupancy.
b. Host Area Parishes
1. Accept evacuees as long as they continue to arrive.
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2. Take precautions as necessary to prepare shelters and
operating facilities for severe weather, depending on the
intensity of the storm and its projected path.
3. Continue to report shelter status to LOEP at two-hour
intervals.
c. State of Louisiana
1. Issue order to close evacuation routes.
2. Alert risk parishes and State traffic control posts of the
time that evacuation routes will be closed.
3. Alert EAS (refer to map) and media so that people still in
the risk area can seek last resort refuge.
4. Advise each risk parish to open last resort refuge buildings
to people still in the risk area.
5. Prepare for damage assessment and post disaster recovery
activities.
5. Return to Risk Area:
The decision to permit a return to the risk area after a hurricane has
passed, will be made cooperatively among the State and the risk area
parishes. The decision will be based on an overall evaluation of the
situation, including the following major factors:
a. Access: Are major routes into the area still intact and can debris
be cleared in a minimum amount of time?
b. Water Levels: Have flood surge waters receded from most of the
risk area?
c. Public Health: Are water and sewer services working properly?
Are medical services functional and adequate?
d. Subsistence: Is food available or can it be made available in the
risk area?
e. Are other public utilities, such as telephone and electricity
available or can they be made available in the risk area in a
short time?
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f. Can existing services support the people who survived the storm
in the risk area as well as an additional influx of people?
After the storm, when the above questions can be answered positively
and the state and local authorities are sure that the time has arrived to
begin post disaster damage assessment and recovery phase, operations
will be initiated in accordance with the Louisiana Disaster Recovery
Manual, which is a part of the State Emergency Operations Plan.
a. Risk Area Parishes:
1. Continue/resume operations.
2. Report the status of returning residents and their needs
for services and assistance from the State.
3. Conduct damage assessment recovery operations as
appropriate.
4. Provide security for the risk area in order to protect lives
and property.
b. Host Area Parishes:
1. Continue/resume operations.
2. Continue to report shelter status to LOEP.
3. As shelters close, survey them for damages and report to
LOEP.
c. State of Louisiana:
1. Continue emergency operations. Redirect State law
enforcement resources to check the identity of people
seeking entry into the risk area and provide security in the
area.
2. Initiate damage assessment and post disaster recovery
operations in accordance with the Disaster Recovery
Manual.
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PART IV: Evacuation Routes
A. Highways:
There are several major evacuation routes out of the Southeastern Louisiana
Hurricane Risk Area. They are: Interstate 10 - East and West, Interstate 59-
North, US Highway 11 - North, US Highway 190 - West, the Pontchartrain
Causeway North, Interstate 55 - North, US Highway 61 - North, LA Highway
1 - North and US Highway 90 - West.
1. US Highways 11, 61, 90 and 190 are unlimited access routes having
numerous entrances and exits. It is impractical to limit access to them
in time of emergency or convert them to one-way outbound. Traffic flow
will continue normally and emergency vehicles will be directed to these
routes. Although the Pontchartrain Causeway is a limited access
highway, layout of the connecting highway system does not permit
changing into one-way outbound.
2. Interstate highways are limited access routes where entrances and exits
can be controlled to make them into one-way outbound evacuation
routes. The Louisiana State Police (LSP) and Dept. of Transportation
and Development (DOTD) can provide the management of the traffic
flow, assisted by the LA National Guard (LANG).
3. Traffic control on city and parish roads that feed into the evacuation
routes will be coordinated among LSP, city and parish law enforcement
officials. Once the evacuees reach the evacuation routes, LSP, DOTD
and LANG will control the traffic flow.
4. As a hurricane approaches land, high winds and rising water will affect
evacuation routes, making travel hazardous. Evacuation orders will
take this into account and provide for evacuation routes to be shut down
at the point at which travel would become hazardous.
5. As evacuation routes are shut down, people who are still in the risk area
will have to be directed to last resort refuge buildings within the area.
B. Concept of Operations:
The State traffic control and law enforcement authorities will control
evacuation traffic from the point it enters the evacuation route network.
Details of the routes concerned and the points at which State control will take
over will be specified in the implementing procedures to this part.
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1. Evacuation will be conducted in three phases as outlined in the basic
plan: Precautionary / Voluntary, Recommended and Mandatory.
a. Precautionary / Voluntary:
1. Persons working or living offshore or on coastal islands or
wetlands will be advised to evacuate.
2. LOEP, LSP, DOTD, DSS and ARC will be on standby alert,
in case traffic flow increases to the point at which local law
enforcement authorities need assistance.
3. State traffic control resources, including barriers and
personnel will be alerted and pre-positioned so they can be
put into action at the next alert stage.
b. Recommended:
1. Once the threatened parishes have declared a state of
emergency, they will recommend that persons living in
risk areas evacuate.
2. This phase will produce a large number of evacuees. The
Governor will declare a state of emergency for the area,
imposing traffic control on selected evacuation routes and
activating shelters in host parishes within a two-hour drive
of the risk area. All State traffic control resources will be
deployed.
3. LSP and DOTD personnel will expedite the flow of traffic
on all routes.
4. State transportation resources will be made available to
assist local authorities in transporting special needs
persons and persons who do not have their own
transportation.
c. Mandatory:
1. Priority will be given to residents of low-lying areas.
2. Actions taken under the Precautionary and Recommended
phases of evacuation will be continued.
3. Risk parishes will prepare to activate last resort refuges.
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4. When traffic flow warrants, selected routes will be
converted to one-way outbound traffic. People in the risk
areas will be advised which routes to use and which
destinations have shelters currently available. People in
the risk area will be advised when it becomes advisable to
close evacuation routes. At that time, risk area parishes
will announce which facilities will be used for last resort
refuge.
5. When directed, LSP and DOTD will convert limited access
evacuation routes to one-way outbound traffic as follows:
Interstate 10 - East; and Interstate 10 - West. Entrances
and exits will be blocked off or kept open as deemed
necessary.
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PART V: SHELTER OPERATIONS
A. Concept of Operations:
1. The Department of Social Services (DSS) is the Department of State
Government responsible for the coordination of shelter operations. DSS
will provide administrative support, as required and coordinated, to
Local general population shelters and special needs shelters. DSS has
the added responsibility of managing the State Regional Special Needs
shelters, with assistance from DHH, LANG, DOC, and other state and
voluntary agencies. DHH has the primary responsibility for providing
medical coordination for all special needs populations, i.e., hospital and
nursing home patients, persons on home health care, elderly persons
and other persons with physical or mental disabilities. The Department
of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) has the primary
responsibility for the sheltering of jail and prison inmates from the risk
area.
2. Shelter surveys have established the approximate number of shelter
spaces in the State. The results of the surveys are summarized in the
tabs to this appendix and are organized according to sectors. The
complete shelter listing is maintained by DSS, and is incorporated into
this plan by reference.
3. As parishes declare a State of Emergency, DSS will coordinate with the
LOEP and Parish OEP Director in the preparation and opening of
emergency shelters.
a. DSS will contact parish OEP directors along with the ARC, and
other shelter operating organizations. DHH will assist in
coordinating the movement of special needs persons. DPS&C will
prepare to coordinate the movement of prisoner populations to
sheltered locations.
b. As the state of readiness escalates, recommended and mandatory
evacuation will be ordered. DSS will see to it that the maximum
number of shelters are opened, first in the A-sector parishes, then
in the B- and C-sector parishes. DSS will also coordinate with the
States of Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas
to monitor the flow of evacuees into their states.
c. Should conditions warrant, DSS will coordinate with LOEP in
obtaining permission to use such sites as Fort Polk and other
Federal, as well as State, sites for sheltering.
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d. DSS will implement a reporting system for reporting the number
of shelter spaces available, by parish and the number of evacuees
in shelters, by parish at frequent intervals. Reporting will be
continued during the duration of the emergency and for as long
as shelters continue to be occupied.
e. DSS and DHH will coordinate the special needs shelter program
throughout the State. Nursing homes and other special care
facilities will be monitored, as well as, special needs persons in the
population at large. Plans will be required for evacuation and
sheltering of all such persons. Nursing homes will be required to
have mutual aid agreements with facilities located within host
area parishes. DHH will coordinate the provision of additional
shelters for people not covered by mutual aid agreements.
f. DSS will coordinate the consolidation and closing down of shelters
and restoring facilities to their normal condition.
g. Last resort refuge inside the risk area will be the responsibility of
the local parish government.
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PART VI: STAGING AREAS / LAST RESORT REFUGE
A. Staging Areas
The definition of a staging area is a central location, easily accessible to those
ambulatory people who are in need of transportation to a shelter.
1. Residents who have no means of transportation will be directed to the
staging areas.
2. Transportation vehicles will be pre-positioned to transport residents to
shelters.
3. Once the evacuation routes are closed, the staging areas will become
Last Resort Refuges.
4. After the storm has passed and the evacuation order is rescinded,
transportation will be provided to return people dropped off at shelters
to the staging area.
B. Last Resort Refuge
The definition of Last Resort Refuge is a place for persons to be protected from
the high winds and heavy rains from the storm. Unlike a shelter, there may
be little or no water or food and possibly no utilities. A Last Resort Refuge is
intended to provide best available survival protection for the duration of the
hurricane only.
1. Once evacuation routes are closed, people who were unable to evacuate
the risk area will be directed to last resort refuge and /or staging areas.
2. When it is determined that weather conditions permit, rescue teams will
be sent into areas designated for Last Resort Refuge to transport
evacuees to designated shelters.
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PART VII: Emergency Alert System (EAS)
A. PROCEDURES:
The Louisiana EAS is divided into seven (7) regions represented by a primary
commercial radio station and various secondary radio, cable or television stations
(refer to Annex G). Those primary seven (7) stations are federally recognized as Local
Primaries (LP 1’s).
Any State-generated EAS message will originate from the Louisiana
Office of Emergency Preparedness. Said message will be entered into the
state’s primary entry point (see Annex G) and, depending upon coding, be
distributed to all LP 1’s and beyond, or sent directly to an affected region only.
B. CONCEPT of OPERATIONS:
1. State Initiated EAS Message:
a. Approved state EAS message will be entered into the EAS
network from LOEP by means of specialized equipment and
forwarded to the state’s primary entry point.
b. Message will be affixed with a priority code to be determined by
the Director of LOEP to determine the timeliness and frequency
of message broadcast.
2. Parish Initiated EAS Message:
a. Parish Offices of Emergency Preparedness determine and
establish a method by which to transmit an approved EAS
message to their LP-1 station.
b. Should this message require broadcasting beyond that LP 1’s
range, said parish will request that LOEP distribute the message
through the state EAS network.
c. It is important to note that Local EAS procedures may be altered
or customized by that parish’s officials within the guidelines of
Federal Civil Preparedness Guide (CPG) 1-15. A plan to reflect
these procedures should be created and distributed by said
parish.
3. Hurricane Evacuation and Shelter Messages:
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a. Hurricane Evacuation signs (Annex-1) in each EAS region will
list AM or FM (both if applicable) frequencies to allow motorists
access to official state and local evacuation and shelter
information.
The Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness will continually broadcast
information pertaining to sheltering and evacuation routes statewide or to applicable
areas.
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ANNEX A
SAFFIR / SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE
CATEGORY DEFINITION -- EFFECTS
1 Storm surge 4 - 5 feet above normal. No real damage to building
structures. Damage primarily to unanchored mobile homes,
shrubbery and trees. Also, some coastal road flooding and minor
pier damage.
2 Storm surge 6 - 8 feet above normal. Some roofing material, door
and window damage to buildings. Considerable damage to
vegetation, mobile homes and piers. Coastal and low-lying
escape routes flood 2 - 4 hours before arrival of center. Small
craft in unprotected anchorage’s break moorings.
3 Storm surge 9 - 12 feet above normal. Some structural damage to
small residences and utility buildings with a minor amount of
curtain wall failures. Mobile homes are destroyed. Flooding near
the coast destroys smaller structures with large structures
damaged by floating debris. Terrain continuously lower than 5
feet ASL may be flooded inland as far as 6 miles.
4 Storm surge 13 - 18 feet above normal. More extensive curtain
wall failures with some complete roof structure failure on small
residences. Major erosion of beach areas. Major damage to lower
floors of structures near the shore. Terrain continuously lower
than 10 feet ASL may be flooded requiring massive evacuation of
residential areas inland as far as 6 miles.
5 Storm surge greater than 18 feet above normal. Complete roof
failure on many residences and industrial buildings. Some
complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over
or away. Major damage to lower floors of all structures located
less than 15 feet ASL and within 500 yards of the shoreline.
Massive evacuation of residential areas on low ground with 5 - 10
miles of the shoreline may be required.
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ANNEX A
TERMS TO KNOW
FLASH FLOOD WARNING - Means a flash flood is imminent; take immediate
action.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH - Means a flash flood is possible in the area; stay alert.
GAIL FORCE WINDS - 1 minute sustained wind ranging between 34-47 knots (39-
54 mph).
HURRICANE - Pronounced rotary circulation, constant wind speed of 74 miles per
hour (64 knots) or greater.
HURRICANE WARNINGS - A warning that 1-minute sustained surface wind of 64
knots/74 mph or higher associated with a hurricane are expected in a specified
coastal location within 24 hours or less.
HURRICANE WATCH - Issued for a specific area that a hurricane or incipient
hurricane conditions poses a possible threat to coastal areas generally within 36
hours.
SMALL CRAFT PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS - Small Craft Advisories -
forecast of sustained winds of 21 knot - 33 knot, or seas 7 feet or greater, are expected
within 12 hours. The term Small Craft Remain in Port has stronger meaning and
will be used for these conditions during tropical weather situations.
STORM SURGE - An abnormal rise of the water along the shore as the result,
primarily, of the winds of a storm.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION - Rotary circulation at surface, highest constant wind
speed 38 miles per hour (33 knots) or less.
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE - A moving area of thunderstorms in open waters that
maintains its identity for 24-hours or more.
TROPICAL STORM - Distinct rotary circulation, constant wind speed ranges 39 - 73
miles per hour (34 - 63 knots).
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TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS - A warning for tropical storm conditions,
including 1 minute sustained surface winds within the range 34 to 63 knots (39-73
mph) are expected in a specified coastal area within 24 hours.
TROPICAL STORM WATCH - Issued when a tropical storm or tropical storm
conditions pose a threat to a coastal area generally within 36 hours. A tropical storm
watch should normally not be issued if the tropical storm is forecast to attain
hurricane strength.
TROPICAL WAVE - A trough of low pressure in the trade-wind easterlies.
Task Force Parishes (13) Task Force Parishes (13)
SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA HURRICANE TASK FORCE
ANNEX B
POPULATION AT RISK ANNEX C
RISK AREA POPULATION SUMMARY*
Ascension 73,667
Assumption 22,862
Jefferson 454,447
Lafourche 88,712
Orleans 462,761
Plaquemines 25,728
St. Bernard 66,903
St. Charles 47,606
St. James 21,362
St. John 41,664
St. Tammany 188,053
Tangipahoa 96,723
Terrebonne 104,317
TOTAL 1,694,805
* 1990 Census Data (as amended by the Louisiana Tech University estimates
of Population)
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POPULATION AT RISK ANNEX C
CATEGORY 3 SLOW HURRICANE - 5 MPH
PARISH EVACUEES VEHICLES
Ascension
Assumption 20,819 8,147
Jefferson 376,528 144,818
Lafourche 74,765 26,701
Orleans 408,525 134,826
Plaquemines 24,256 8,393
St. Bernard 60,539 22,094
St. Charles 41,904 15,718
St. John 32,628 11,329
St. James 12,439 4,012
St. Tammany 105,069 41,529
Tangipahoa
Terrebonne 104,317 37,199
TOTAL 1,261,789 454,766
POPULATION AT RISK ANNEX C
unavailable at this time
unavailable at this time
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CATEGORY 4 FAST HURRICANE - 15 MPH
PARISH EVACUEES VEHICLES
Ascension
Assumption 22,862 9,296
Jefferson 319,968 126,971
Lafourche 74,765 26,701
Orleans 334,192 111,397
Plaquemines 24,256 8,393
St. Bernard 60,539 22,094
St. Charles 41,904 15,718
St. John 15,869 5,491
St. James 7,175 2,307
St. Tammany 105,069 41,529
Tangipahoa
Terrebonne 104,317 37,199
TOTAL 1,110,916 407,096
POPULATION AT RISK ANNEX C
unavailable at this time
unavailable at this time
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CATEGORY 4 SLOW HURRICANE - 5 MPH
PARISH EVACUEES VEHICLES
Ascension
Assumption 22,862 9,296
Jefferson 376,528 144,818
Lafourche 74,765 26,701
Orleans 408,525 134,826
Plaquemines 24,256 8,393
St. Bernard 60,539 22,094
St. Charles 41,904 15,718
St. John 32,628 11,329
St. James 18,316 5,889
St. Tammany 127,961 50,180
Tangipahoa
Terrebonne 104,317 37,199
TOTAL 1,292,601 466,443
POPULATION AT RISK ANNEX C
unavailable at this time
unavailable at this time
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CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
PARISH EVACUEES VEHICLES
Ascension
Assumption 22,862 9,296
Jefferson 376,528 144,818
Lafourche 74,765 26,701
Orleans 408,525 134,826
Plaquemines 24,256 8,393
St. Bernard 60,539 22,094
St. Charles 41,904 15,718
St. John 32,628 11,329
St. James 18,316 5,889
St. Tammany 127,961 50,180
Tangipahoa
Terrebonne 104,317 37,199
TOTAL 1,292,601 466,443
unavailable at this time
unavailable at this time
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ANNEX D
TIME ESTIMATES FOR EVACUATION DECISIONS:
Depending on the speed and strength of a hurricane and the number of people who
are at risk, the time at which decisions must be made to evacuate will vary.
The attached tables give information on the times at which action to evacuate people
must be taken if the total number of people in the risk area is to be evacuated in
Category 3 (Slow), 4 and 5 hurricanes. A summary of information is given for each
category. These times are for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St.
Tammany. The times for Terrebonne, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St.
James, St. John the Baptist, Ascension and Tangipahoa would be less.
Evacuees: Gives the total number of people assumed to evacuate in response to the
threat of a hurricane (not always 100% of vulnerable population).
Vehicles: An estimate of the average number of vehicles that would be used by the
maximum number of evacuees.
Cut-Off Hours: The number of hours before a hurricane reaches landfall at which
evacuation must be stopped because gale force winds would be blowing over
evacuation bridges, making travel dangerous. The number of miles from landfall is
also given.
Clearance Hours: The number of hours needed to move 100% of the evacuating
population, given smooth traffic flow, out of the risk area. In the larger category
storms, figures are slower for clearance times in which traffic flows as it does
normally, as well as for traffic flow if designated routes are converted to one-way
outbound traffic. A 2+2-hour figure is included to accommodate two hours to begin
the evacuation and two hours to bring the evacuation to a stop.
Total Decision Hours: The total number of hours before hurricane landfall when the
decision to call for evacuation must be made if an effort to move all risk area
residents is to be made.
Annex E
EAS
OPERATIONAL AREAS OPERATIONAL AREAS
CADDO
BOSSIER
CLAIBORNE
UNION MOREHOUSE
WEST EAST
DESOTO
RED
RIVER
BIENVILLE
JACKSON
LINCOLN
OUACHITA RICHLAND
MADISON
SABINE
NATCHITOCHES
WEBSTER
CARROLL
WINN
CALDWELL FRANKLIN TENSAS
GRANT
LASALLE CATAHOULA
CONCORDIA
VERNON
RAPIDES
AVOYELLES
BEAUREGARD
ALLEN
EVANGELINE
SAINT
LANDRY POINTE
COUPEE
WEST
FELICIANA
EAST
FELICIANA
SAINT
HELENA
TANGIPAHOA
CALCASIEU
JEFFERSON
DAVIS ACADIA
CAMERON
VERMILION
VER
LAFAYETTE
SAINT
MARTIN
IBERIA
SAINT
MARY
ST.
MARTIN
WASHINGTON
EAST
BATON
ROUGE
LIVINGSTON
SAINT
TAMMANY
IBERVILLE
WEST
BATON
ROUGE
ASCENSION
SAINT
JAMES
SAINT
JOHN
SAINT
CHARLES
LAFOURCHE
TERREBONNE
JEFFERSON
PLAQUE
MINES
SAINT BERNARD
ORLEANS
ASSUMPTION
ALEXANDRIA
AM 580/
FM 96.9/KZMZ
SHREVEPORT
AM 1130/
FM 94.5/KWKH
NORTHEAST
AM 540/
FM 101.9/KNOE
LAKE CHARLES
AM 1470/KLCL
FM99.5/KHLA
LAFAYETTE
AM 1330/KVOL
FM 99.9/KTDY
BATON ROUGE
AM 1150/WJBO
FM 102.5/WFMF
NEW ORLEANS
AM 870/WWL
FM 101.9/WLMG
ANNEX F
ANNEX G
SAMPLE
LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the (Parish / City) of ________________ is presently faced with an emergency
due to ____________________________
______________________________________ since (Month, Day, Year) ,
until present, and the (Parish / City) of _____________________ ,
declares a State of Emergency under Act 636, the Louisiana Disaster Act of 1993, as amended, and
wishes to utilize its resources to the fullest extent; and
WHEREAS, the damages resulting are of such severity and magnitude that assistance is
beyond the capabilities of __________
_____________; and
WHEREAS, supplemental assistance is deemed necessary in order to relieve the suffering of
the citizens and to restore public facilities of (Parish / City).
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY (PARISH / CITY) OF (_____________________),
LOUISIANA, convened in (Regular / Emergency) session on (Month, Day, Year), that it does hereby
declare that under the authority of the Louisiana Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act of 1993, as
amended, a state of disaster exists in
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"I know that a lot of Freepers have saved this document on their personal hard disks or another server."
Here's one of 'em!
Thank you, Blurblogger!
That was fast. ;o)
I see the problem clearly now. Following this plan would have required reading. So Nagin is now clear of all blame.
BTW. I saved it too.
2000? Well, that clinches it. Bush was stealing an election in 2000. It's his fault...
I learned during the great fires of Oregon to save the data and document not the links.
I would post a link to one of the enviral groups bragging about blocking roads, stopping brush removal, preventing dead trees from being cut/harvested and how great unstopped fires were.
Usually within a day or two, the data/documents had been removed.
Thanks for posting this.
A first year law student would be able to convict du Mayor and Du Governoress by just going down the lists and asking them if they followed this plan or decided not to and to blame GW.
5. When directed, LSP and DOTD will convert limited access evacuation routes to one-way outbound traffic as follows: Interstate 10 - East; and Interstate 10 - West. Entrances and exits will be blocked off or kept open as deemed necessary.
"A first year law student would be able to convict du Mayor and Du Governoress"
indeed. If ignorance of the law is no excuse, how much more is wilful dereliction of duty and fiduciary responsibility under sworn oath?... And a conspiracy to boot, violating hundreds of thousands of people's civil rights.
Methinks DNC oweth reparations....
Would've have been simpler if they'd just revealed the real plan : EVERYONE FOR THEMSELVES!!
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