Posted on 09/08/2005 7:59:23 AM PDT by chambley1
EXECUTIVE ORDER KBB 04-20 Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana must be prepared to respond in a coordinated, effective, and efficient manner to all emergencies and disasters to which it is subjected;
WHEREAS, effective preparation, including the development of an emergency operations plan which is coordinated between all the departments and agencies of the state of Louisiana, increases the ability of the state to mitigate the adverse effects of emergencies and/or disasters; and
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana will best achieve effective coordinated emergency planning by updating the state's current emergency operations order and by the Military Department, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, updating its emergency operations plan;
NOW THEREFORE I, KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO, Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: A. The director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Military Department, state of Louisiana, (hereafter "director") shall direct the state of Louisiana's emergency and/or disaster operations.
B. The director, or the director's designee, shall also coordinate the activities of all non-state agencies, departments, and/or organizations involved in emergency management within the state of Louisiana.
SECTION 2: A. The director shall supplement the provisions of this Order by prescribing rules, regulations, and procedures, which combined with the provisions of this Order, shall constitute the Louisiana emergency operations plan (hereafter "Plan").
B. The Plan shall provide for the emergency operations that may be implemented should an emergency and/or disaster strike the state of Louisiana or an area within the state of Louisiana.
C. The Plan shall be binding on all departments, commissions, boards, agencies, and officers of the state of Louisiana, and on all local governments and/or political subdivisions of the state authorized and/or directed to conduct emergency management operations.
SECTION 3: A. The director shall control the activation and/or implementation of the Plan and the conclusion and/or deactivation of the Plan.
B. The director shall also control the activation and deactivation of the State Emergency Operations Center (hereafter "Center").
C. The activation of the Center shall constitute the implementation of the Plan.
SECTION 4: The primary and support responsibilities for the emergency services within the state of Louisiana shall be as follows:
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
A Communication & Warning Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Office of the Governor - Division of Administration S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Department of Social Services S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
B Damage Assessment Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Education S
Department of Environmental
Quality S
Office of the Governor - Office of Elderly Affairs S
Office of the Governor - Oil Spill Coordinator S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Department of Labor S
Department of Natural Resources S
Department of Social Services S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers S
U.S. Department of Agriculture – NRCS
S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
C Donated Goods Volunteer Organizations P
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness S
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Economic Development S
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Department of Social Services S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Private Industry S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
D Emergency Direction & Control Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Education S
Department of Environmental Quality/LRPD S
Office of the Governor -Division of Administration S
Office of the Governor - Office of Elderly Affairs S
Office of the Governor - Oil Spill Coordinator S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Louisiana State University Health Science Center S
Department of Justice S
Department of Labor S
Department of Natural Resources
S
Department of Social Services S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
S
Louisiana Public Service Commission S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers S
U.S. Coast Guard
S
U.S. Department of Agriculture-NRCS S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
E Energy Department of Natural Resources/In. Nat. Gas P
Louisiana Public Service Commission/Power P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
F Engineering & Traffic Management Services Department of Transportation and Development P
Louisiana National Guard P
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers S
U.S. Department of Agriculture- NRCS S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
G Fire Fighting Department of Agriculture and Forestry P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
H HAZMAT Louisiana State Police P
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness S
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Environmental Quality S
Louisiana State University Health Science Center S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Department of Natural Resources S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Private Industry S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
I Information Management Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Education S
Department of Environmental Quality/LRPD S
Office of the Governor - Division of Administration S
Office of the Governor - Office of Elderly Affairs S
Office of the Governor - oil Spill Coordinator S
Louisiana State University Health Science Center S
Department of Health andHospitals S
Department of Justice S
Department of Labor S
Department of Natural Resources
S
Department of Social Services S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
S
Louisiana Public Service Commission S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
S
U.S. Coast Guard S
U.S. Department of Agriculture-NRCS S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
J Law Enforcement and Security Louisiana State Police P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
K Legal Issues Department of Justice P
Louisiana National Guard S
Office of the Governor - Division of Administration S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
L Mass Feeding Department of Corrections P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Environmental Quality S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Department of Social Services S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
M Medical & Sanitation Department of Health and Hospitals P
Louisiana State University Health Science Center P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Environmental Quality S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
N Oil Spill Office of the Governor-Oil Spill Coordinator P
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness S
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Environmental Quality S
Department of Natural Resources S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
O Public Information Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness P
Louisiana National Guard P
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Education S
Department of Environmental Quality/LRPD S
Office of the Governor C Division of Administration S
Office of the Governor C Office of Elderly Affairs S
Office of the Governor C Oil Spill Coordinator S
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Department of Justice S
Department of Labor S
Department Natural Resources S
Department of Social Services S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries S
Louisiana Public Service
Commission S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers S
U.S. Coast Guard S
U.S. Department of Agriculture C NRCS S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
P Radiological Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness S
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Department of Natural Resources S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Louisiana Public Service Commission S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
Q Search and Rescue Department of Wildlife and Fisheries P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
U.S. Coast Guard S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
R Shelter Operations Department of Social Services P
Control Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Education S
Office of the Governor C Office of Elderly Affairs S
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center S
Department of Health and Hospitals S
Private Industry S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
S Traffic Control/ Evacuation Louisiana State Police P
Louisiana National Guard S
Department of Agriculture and Forestry S
Department of Corrections S
Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
T Transportation Louisiana National Guard P
Department of Corrections S
Department of Economic Development S
Department of Education S
Office of the Governor C Office of Elderly Affairs S
Louisiana State Police S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries S
U.S. Coast Guard S
Volunteer Organizations S
PRIMARY/ ANNEX ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
SUPPORT
U Watershed Protection Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness P
Department of Natural Resources S
Department of Transportation and Development S
Private Industry S
SECTION 5: The head of each department, agency, office, entity, and/or organization (hereafter "department") identified in Section 4 of this Order shall designate both an emergency coordinator and an alternate coordinator to act on the department' s behalf during an emergency situation, and furnish the director with their names and all phone numbers.
SECTION 6: The head of each department assigned a primary responsibility in Section 4 of this Order shall submit implementing procedures to the director that set forth the department's procedures for carrying out its assigned emergency functions. The head of each department shall submit annual updates of their implementing procedures to the director.
SECTION 7: The head of each department assigned emergency support responsibilities in Section 4 of this Order shall assist its primary department in the preparation of their department's implementing procedures and/or any other documents necessary to support the Plan.
SECTION 8: The head of each department assigned a primary and/or a support responsibility in Section 4 of this Order for an emergency function shall:
A. Staff the Center with personnel during training exercises and emergencies as requested by the director;
B. Maintain and operate a 24-hour response capability in the department headquarters when the Plan is implemented;
C. Participate in exercises of the Plan when scheduled by the director;
D. Participate in, and conduct, training essential to implementation of the department's assigned emergency service;
E. Conduct an annual internal review to update the details of their department's implementing procedures and advise the director of any needed modifications of their department's implementing procedures; and
F. Maintain logs, records, and reporting system required by all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
SECTION 9: All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, and officers of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate in the implementation of the provisions of this Order.
SECTION 10: This Order is effective upon signature and shall continue in effect until amended, modified, terminated or rescinded by the governor, or terminated by operation of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 12th day of August, 2004.
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Governor
ATTEST BY THE GOVERNOR Fox McKeithen Secretary of State
We need some whistle blowers in the Lousiana state government to start telling us what actually happened, and did not happen.
Blanco is sure an appropriate name for the LA gov huh?
Blank Zero Nada Zilch........c'est toujours la meme chose :-)
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SECTION 1: A. The director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Military Department, state of Louisiana, (hereafter "director") shall direct the state of Louisiana's emergency and/or disaster operations.B. The director, or the director's designee, shall also coordinate the activities of all non-state agencies, departments, and/or organizations involved in emergency management within the state of Louisiana.
(worth repeating, imho ;-)
On FoxNews right now, a white man from St. Benard Parish is saying that area is mostly white and poor, and they didn't get any help either. He says most people don't think it was a racial problem, most think the gov. was unprepared.
BTTT
BTTT
she's living proof that ANYBODY can get elected... but NOT everybody can LEAD!!!
Yep. And Blanco specifically refused (still does last I heard) to turn over any of this management authority to FEMA or the Feds. What Bush has been able to accomplish he's had to do by cajoling, or just working around, the dumb b****.
At the suggestion of writer Michelle Malkin last Friday, I have cobbled together a blogsite called Texas Clearinghouse for Katrina Aid to serve as a clearinghouse for refugee efforts in Texas.
Texas is getting more refugees than any other state -- that's fine, we'll take them all -- but we need help providing them with food, clothing, medicine, and shelter. We need help taking care of their pets, too.
If you are a refugee, you can information that will help you find relief. If you want to donate or volunteer, you can find someone who needs you. Believe me, there are a lot of organizations who need your help.
Right now the site mostly covers Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas but I'm adding more every night. My wife was down at Reunion Arena in Dallas Tuesday handing out care packages and spiritually ministering to the refugees as a representative of her employer. She says that the situation is tragic and that there's a lot of work to be done. There are so many children who don't know where their parents are or even if their parents are still alive.
There are a lot of churches and other organizations in Texas that need help in dealing with the problem and I would appreciate it if you would get the word out.
Many thanks,
Michael McCullough
Stingray blogsite
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