Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness - State of LouisianaSince 1990, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emgergency Preparedness has coordinated several hundred State Disaster Declarations authorized under the Governor's signature. The GOHSEP staff is poised and ready to serve the people of Louisiana at a moment’s notice.


Agency Sections


  GOHSEP is divided into 17 sections: (Also see Agency Organization)

  • Finance, Budget, & Purchasing (Management, Finance and Interoperability Division) - manages all Agency financial related matters.

  • Communications (Management, Finance and Interoperability Division) - supports/manages the Agency's communications assets

  • Compliance (Management, Finance and Interoperability Division)

  • Disaster Recovery Operations (Disaster Recovery Division) - is in charge of all recovery
    and mitigation operations such as public assistance reimbursement and programs that prevent damage and loss of life and property in future disasters.

  • Executive - consist of the primary management, legal and public information assets.

  • Facility Management ((Management, Finance and Interoperability Division)

  • Information Technology (Management, Finance and Interoperability Division) - supports/manages the Agency's computer assets.

  • Hazard Mitigation (Disaster Recovery Division) - Hazard Mitigation assistance reimbursement and programs that prevent damage and loss of life and property in future disasters.

  • Human Resources (Management, Finance and Interoperability Division) - manages personnel related tasks.

  • Homeland Security (Homeland Security Division) - Fusion Center, Infastructure Protection, & Homeland Security Grants

  • Operations (Emergency Managment Division) - is in charge of coordinating the State's response to any type of natural or man-made emergency through the State Emergency Operations Center, this section includes all emergency planning.

  • Public Assistance (Disaster Recovery Division)

  • Preparedness (Homeland Security Division) - is in charge training and exercise programs.

  • Regional Support (Homeland Security Division) - is our liaison between the State and our emergency management partners in the Parishes.

  • Project Inspection (Disaster Recovery Division)

  • Technical Assistance (Disaster Recovery Division)
 Finance, Budget, & Purchasing

 Responsibilities

 Communications

 Accounting & Finance
 Procurement

 Communications

Responsibilities

Manage, design, implementation & support of communications related  technologies within GOHSEP, to include interoperability, mobile communication assets & Parish EOC support for 700/800 radio & satellite phones.

  Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC)

Public Assistance/Tech Assistance/Recovery Ops/Project Inspection

 Responsibilities

 Public Assistance Grant Program

 Interim Emergency Board (IEB)

 State or Presidential Emergency Declaration

 Submit applicants on behalf of sub-grantees

 Individual Assistance (Option 1)

 Coordinate with FEMA to ensure individuals receive all eligible funding

 Executive

 Responsibilities
 Agency administrative section which includes organizational directors, legal services, governmental  affairs and public information
 Hazard Mitigation

 Responsibilities

 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program:

Accountable for funds disbursed to all Applicants

§Provide technical advice to Applicants

§Ensure Applicants are aware of available programs

§Provide support to Applicants for damage assessments

§Submit necessary paperwork for grant awards
 Human Resources

 Responsibilities

 Personnel management related tasks.

 Homeland Security

 Responsibilities

 Fusion Center

  Intelligence

  Infrastructure Protection

  Homeland Security Grants

  Provide Situational awareness & disseminatoin of intelligence to support decision/response efforts

  Management of Critical Infrastructure Branch Grant Programs

  Document & assess State's critical Infrastructure & Key Resources (CI/KR)

  State Homeland Security Program (SHSP)

  Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETTP)

  Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)

  Metropolitan Medical Response Systems (MMRS)

 Information Technology

 Responsibilities

 Manages, designs, implementation & support of all data related technologies within GOHSEP.

  Maintain GIS imagery assets in support of operational capability

  Provide program management for Virtual Louisiana

 Operations

 Responsibilities

ü  Maintain, manage & operate the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

 Create & disseminate the daily situation report to selected State & local officials
 Coordinate & facilitate all State resource & mission requests during emergencies
 Coordinate & host the Unified Command, SE,SW & Shelter Task Force Conference Calls
 Participate in all GOHSEP emergency (Full Scale, Functional & Table Top) exercises
 Host coordination meetings with all coastal Parishes annually

 Maintain & test the State Emergency Management Software systems

 Facilitate the necessary State EOC training for disasters & emergencies

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 Planning

 Responsibilities

 Maintain & Update all GOHSEP SOPs, EOPs, & Supplements

 Review & provide guidance for all Parish Emergency Operations Plans

 Preparedness

 Responsibilities

 Manage/conduct emergency management training

 SARTA anti-terrorism training for law enforcement

 Coordination of HAZMAT related training

 Performance of bi-annual training needs assessment

 State Exercise development & execution
 Maintains radiological instruments for related at-risk Parishes (WHIPP)

 Regional Support 

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  Responsibilities

 Provide program management on:
 Conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA)
 Assist Parishes in obtaining resources during disaster incidents/events
 Provide situational awareness to the State EOC during EOC activations
 Conduct Homeland Security Grant Monitoring Visits
 Assist Parishes in determining priorities & efforts for Homeland Security funding

 Conduct annual reviews of Parish Emergency Operation Plans

 Assist Parishes in exercise & training programs

Related Information
Agency Mission
Our Administrators
Organization Chart
Parish Contact Directory
Louisiana Homeland Security questions for vendors